William Maule, 1st Baron Panmure

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William Ramsay, 1st Baron Panmure (27 October 1771 – 4 June 1852) was the son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie.

On 1 December 1794, he married Patricia Heron Gordon and they had one child:

• Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie (1801–1874)

Patricia died in 1821 and on 4 June 1822, William married Elizabeth Barton. In 1831 he was created Baron Panmure.

Lord Panmure created a scandal when he departed to Italy with Christina Mackay. He remained with her, predominantly in Italy, until his death in 1852. Together they had one illegitimate child James Mackay. James Mackay married Deborah Lyle of Nova Scotia and their second son was James Lyle Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape.

Freemasonry offices
Preceded by The Earl of Moira	Acting Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1808–1810	Succeeded by The Earl of Rosslyn
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by David Scott	Member of Parliament for Forfarshire 1796	Succeeded by Sir David Carnegie
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir David Carnegie	Member of Parliament for Forfarshire 1805-1831	Succeeded by Donald Ogilvy May
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New creation	Baron Panmure 1831 - 1852	Succeeded by Fox Maule Ramsay