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John Whyte Melville of Bennochy and Strathkinness (1797 – 1883) was described in his obituary as being ‘... in some respects the
most public man in Fife’, and justly so given that –
• he served as Convener of the County.
• at the outset of the Volunteer Movement he was associated with the Earl of Rosslyn and Colonel Anstruther Thomson in
organising the Fife Mounted Rifles and was Captain of the St Andrews Troop.
• he served for almost twenty years on the University Court.
• he was an eminent member of the R&A, was the only person to be elected as their Captain twice (1823 and 1883) and, as
he died before he could take office on the second occasion, the post was left vacant as a mark of respect.
• he stood in for the Prince of Wales, who in 1863 was the first royal to be elected Captain of the R&A, as he was unable to
be present at the Autumn Meeting that year.
• he hosted Prince Leopold when in 1876 he was the second royal to Captain the R&A.
Members will know that in 2004 the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews will celebrate their 250th
anniversary. Given the important role the Club and its members have played in the life of St Andrews over
these years I would propose that the Community Council contribute to the events which will mark this
anniversary by planting a tree in memory of John Whyte Melville who personified the link between town,
gown and golf and that a plaque be placed alongside it perhaps reading ‘John Whyte Melville of Bennochy
and Strathkinness (1797 – 1883) who personified the link between town, gown and golf. Planted by St
Andrews Community Council in 2004 to mark the 250th anniversary of the R&A’.
http://www.greatprioryofscotland.com/grand_masters.htm
The Order of the Temple, The Great Priory of Scotland (The United, Religious and Military Orders of the
Temple and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta)
1865 – 1883 John Whyte Melville of Colquhalzie and Strathkinnes
http://www.yorkrite.com/roos/info.html
The Provincial Grand Lodge, of the Royal Order of Scotland for the United States of America Puerto Rico, Republic of Panama,
Guam and the US Virgin Islands, CONSTITUTED 1878
Many men, distinguished not only in Freemasonry but in other walks of life have held the highest office, and presided over the Order
as Deputy Grand Master and Governor.
1858-1883..........John Whyte-Melville of Strathkinness
69. Fox-Maule, 11th Earl of Dalhousie 1867-7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Maule_Ramsay%2C_11th_Earl_of_Dalhousie
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCB, PC (22 April 1801–6 July 1874), known as Fox
Maule before 1852, as The Lord Panmure between 1852 and 1860 and as The Earl of Dalhousie after
1860, was a British politician.
Fox Maule was the eldest son of the 1st Baron Panmure (1771–1852), and a grandson of the 8th Earl of
Dalhousie. Christened Fox as a compliment to Charles James Fox, the great Whig, he served for a term in
the Army, and then in 1835 entered the House of Commons as member for Perthshire.
In the of ministry of Lord Melbourne (1835–1841), Maule was Under-Secretary of State for the Home
Department, and under Lord John Russell he was Secretary at War from July 1846 to January 1852, when
for two or three weeks he was President of the Board of Control. In April 1852 he succeeded his father as
2nd Baron Panmure, and early in 1855 he joined Lord Palmerston's cabinet, filling the new office of Secretary of State for War. Lord
Panmure held this office until February 1858, being at the War Office during the concluding period of the Crimean War and having to
meet a good deal of criticism, some of which was justified and some of which was not. He was Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
from 1853 until his death.
Always interested in church matters, Dalhousie was a prominent supporter of the Free Church of Scotland after the it split from the
Church of Scotland in the disruption of 1843.
In December 1860 he succeeded his kinsman, the 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, as 11th Earl of Dalhousie, and shortly afterwards
changed his surname to "Maule-Ramsay" (his father had changed his surname to "Maule" from the family's patronymic "Ramsay"
before being created Baron Panmure). He died childless on 6 July 1874. On his death the Barony of Panmure became extinct, but
the Earldom of Dalhousie (and its subsidiary titles) passed to his cousin, George Ramsay (1806–1880), an Admiral who, in 1875,
was created a Peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Ramsay.
http://www.maulefamily.com/brianarchive/biog3.htm
Hon. FOX MAULE, P.C., K.G.C.B., K.T., M.P. b. 22/04/1801: d. 06/07/1874.
Fox was born at Brechin Castle, the eldest son of William, Baron Panmure. He was baptised 30th. May 1801 at Lochlee in Angus.
He was educated at Charterhouse. A Captain in the 79th. Highlanders 1819-31. Fox was M.P. for Perthshire 1835-1837, for Elgin
1838, for Perth 1841-1852. Under secretary at the Home Department from 18/04/1835-15/06/1841. Vice-President Board of Trade
and Privy Councillor 28/06/1841-03/09/1841. Secretary at War 06/07/1846. Lord Lieutenant of Forfar 1849. President Board of
Control 05/02/1852. Secretary at War 1855-58.
He became 2nd. Lord Panmure in 1852 on the death of his father, was made Knight of Scottish Order of the Thistle 28/10/1853 and
Knight Grand Cross of the Bath 29/10/1855. Succeeded his cousin James Andrew Ramsay as 11th. Earl of Dalhousie and Baron
Ramsay 19/12/1860. In 1861 he assumed the name of Maule Ramsay. Fox erected the Maule monument on Rowan Hill at Tarfside
in 1866. He was also a Governor of Charterhouse, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland and 1867-1870 Grand Master of
Freemasons.
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