Alexander Ramey-Home, 10th Earl of Home (1769–1841), was a Scottish
nobleman and politician who played a significant role in both military
and civic affairs.
Born Alexander Home, he was the son of Reverend Alexander Home, 9th
Earl of Home, and Abigail Brown Ramey. Inheriting his father’s titles
and estates in 1786, he later adopted the name Alexander Ramey-Home by
Royal Licence in 1814, incorporating his mother’s surname.
In 1794, Ramey-Home became the first Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire,
a role he would hold for nearly five decades. His military career saw
him appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th North British Militia in
1798, under the command of his father-in-law, Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of
Buccleuch. When the regiment split in 1802, Home took charge of the
newly formed militia covering Berwickshire, Haddington, Linlithgow, and
Peebles. Alongside his military duties, he was a Scottish representative
peer from 1807 until his death in 1841, ensuring Scotland’s voice was
heard in British political circles.
In 1798, Home married Lady Elizabeth Scott, daughter of the 3rd Duke
of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu. The couple had three sons,
including his heir, Cospatrick Alexander Home, 11th Earl of Home.
During the 1830s, Home and his nephews, the 5th Duke of Buccleuch and
Lord John Scott, became instrumental in the early importation of
Newfoundland dogs, which would later be recognized as Labrador
Retrievers. Their efforts in breeding these dogs helped shape the modern
Labrador, known today for its intelligence and reliability as a gundog.
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