John Hamilton Macgill Dalrymple, eighth earl of Stair

(1771-1853)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Dalrymple, Sir John Hamilton Macgill (1771-1853) 8th Earl of Stair, General DNB: Dalrymple, John Hamilton Macgill, eighth earl of Stair (1771-1853), army officer LBT ID: LdStair8	B/BAP: 1771-06-15 DIED: 1853-01-10
SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com
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.
REFERENCES TO John Hamilton Macgill Dalrymple, eighth earl of Stair: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 7: Edinburgh Found 1: ¶ 2