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Cos patrick Alexander Ramey Home , 11 Earl of ( eld. son of 10 Earl 1769–1841 ). b. Dalkeith house, N.B. 27 Oct. 1799; attaché to emba y at St. Peters burgh 1822–3; précis writer in foreign office 1824–7; under sec. of state for foreign affairs 9 June 1828 to 25 Nov. 1830; succeeded 12 Oct. 1841; a Scotch representative peer 1842–74; keeper of great seal of Scotland May 1853; cr. baron Douglas of Douglas co. Lanark in peerage of the U.K. 11 June 1875. d. near the Hirsel, Cold stream, Berwick 4 July 1881. bur. in church of St. Brides at Douglas 12 July. F.O. list 1882 p. 213.