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William Ramsay

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William Ramsay Ramsay of Barnton and Sauchie (29 May 1809 – 15 March 1850) was a British Conservative Party and Tory politician. Life He was born in Barnton House west of Edinburgh, on 29 May 1809, the eldest son of George Ramsay and his wife Jean Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton Baron Belhaven. Barnton House (previously known as Cramond Regis) was commissioned by his father in 1784 to replace an earlier house, and was designed by Robert Adam. It was extended by architect David Hamilton in 1810. He was privately tutored then studied at Christ Church, Oxford graduating in 1828, and later that year married Mary Sandilands, daughter of James Sandilands, 10th Lord Torpichen—with whom he had 1 son, Charles William Ramsay (1844–1865). He inherited the estates of his father when "still an infant", an event which saw him conferred the distinction of "the richest commoner in Scotland".

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“But I am leaving the regions of fact, which are difficult to penetrate, but which bring in their train rich rewards, and entering the regions of speculation, where many roads lie open, but where a few lead to a definite goal.”
— Speculating on the nature of radioactive emanations, in his Nobel lecture, December 12, 1904.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named William Ramsay: Scottish chemist (1852–1916) · British classical scholar; (1806-1865) · Scottish Royal Navy rear-admiral (1796-1871) · Australian shoe polish manufacturer (1868–1914)

Notable quotes

“But I am leaving the regions of fact, which are difficult to penetrate, but which bring in their train rich rewards, and entering the regions of speculation, where many roads lie open, but where a few lead to a definite goal.”
— Speculating on the nature of radioactive emanations, in his Nobel lecture, December 12, 1904.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

William Ramsay Ramsay of Barnton and Sauchie (29 May 1809 – 15 March 1850) was a British Conservative Party and Tory politician. Life He was born in Barnton House west of Edinburgh, on 29 May 1809, the eldest son of George Ramsay and his wife Jean Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton Baron Belhaven. Barnton House (previously known as Cramond Regis) was commissioned by his father in 1784 to replace an earlier house, and was designed by Robert Adam. It was extended by architect David Hamilton in 1810. He was privately tutored then studied at Christ Church, Oxford graduating in 1828, and later that year married Mary Sandilands, daughter of James Sandilands, 10th Lord Torpichen—with whom he had 1 son, Charles William Ramsay (1844–1865). He inherited the estates of his father when "still an infant", an event which saw him conferred the distinction of "the richest commoner in Scotland".

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).