Henry Ramsay

Who was Henry Ramsay?

General Sir Henry Ramsay, KCSI, CB. was a general in the Indian Army, Commissioner of the Kumaon and Garwhal districts. He is regarded as one of the great soldier-administrators of British India. General Hon. Sir Henry Ramsay was born on 25 August 1816. He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. John Ramsay and Mary Delise. He married Laura Lushington in 1850 and together they had five children. He died on 16 December 1893 at the age of 77.