Arthur Alexander Dalzell, 9th Earl of Carnwath explained

Arthur Alexander Dalzell, 9th Earl of Carnwath
Birth Date:	15 September 1799
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Branch:	British Army
Rank:	General
Commands:	South-Eastern District

General Arthur Alexander Dalzell, 9th Earl of Carnwath (15 September 1799 – 28 April 1875) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was the son of Robert Alexander Dalzell, 6th Earl of Carnwath and Andulusia Browne.^[1]

Military career

He was lieutenant-colonel of the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot between 1841 and 1853. He became Assistant Secretary for Scotland in 1854 and General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in April 1861.^[2] Promoted to the rank of general in 1873, he also inherited the titles of his nephew, Henry Arthur Hew Dalzell, becoming Earl of Carnwath that same year.^[3] Lord Carnwath died unmarried on 28 April 1875 aged 75, in London. His titles were inherited by his younger brother, Harry Burrard Dalzell.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=DuwDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA139 Debrett's Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland (1840), London: William Pickering
2. Web site: Army Commands . 2 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
3. Web site: Lt.-Gen. Robert Alexander Dalzell, 6th Earl of Carnwath. The Peerage. 2 July 2016.