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Dalhousie

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Dal·hou·sie (dal ho̵̅o̅′zē, -ho̵u′-)

Dalhousie, Earl of (George Ramsay) 1770-1838; Brit. general, born in Scotland; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819-28)
Dalhousie, Marquis of (James Andrew Broun-Ramsay) 1812-60; Brit. statesman, born in Scotland; governor general of India (1847-59): son of Earl of Dalhousie

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