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Dalhousie was educated at the Royal High School , Edinburgh , and the University Of Edinburgh . After his father's death, Dalhousie joined the British Army in July 1788 by purchasing a cornetcy in the 3rd Dragoons. He was promoted captain in January 1791 and later joined the 2nd battalion of the 1st Foot. He purchased the rank of major in the 2nd Foot in June 1792 and in December 1794 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. He received the brevet rank of colonel in January 1800. In 1803 he served as a brigadier-general on the staff in Scotland. Lord Dalhousie was one of the Duke Of Wellington 's Generals and fought at the Battle Of Waterloo . While serving as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia he founded Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia . In 1815 he was created Baron Dalhousie, of Dalhousie Castle in the County Of Edinburgh , in the Peerage Of The United Kingdom , to allow him to sit in the House Of Lords by right (until that point he had sat as a Scottish Representative Peer ). He married Christina Broun, of Coalstoun in East Lothian , Scotland, a lady of gentle extraction and distinguished gifts, with whom he had three sons, the two elder of whom died early. His youngest son, James , succeeded as 10th Earl and was later created Marquess Of Dalhousie . SEE ALSO External links |
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