John Hamilton Macgill Dalrymple, eighth earl of Stair (1771-1853)
The son of Sir John Dalrymple of Cousland, whom he succeeded as baronet in 1810; after
service in the army he was a Whig politician and MP for Midlothian (1832-35). He succeeded
to the earldom in 1840.
The son of Sir John Dalrymple of Cousland, whom he succeeded as baronet in 1810; after
service in the army he was a Whig politician and MP for Midlothian (1832-35). He succeeded
to the earldom in 1840.