Sir George William Dalrymple Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 10th Baronet (4 September 1852 – 7 May 1936) was an Indian Civil Service Senior Administrator in the Government of India's Opium

Opium

Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...

 Department.

He was the third son of Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet

Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet

Sir John Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 8th Baronet, , was a Deputy lieutenant and magistrate for Midlothian, and Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire...

. Before succeeding to the baronetcy

Baronet

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 and Fountainhall Manor, he and his wife lived at Gorton House, Hawthornden, near Edinburgh. He also inherited Villa Lauder, at 16 via St Leonardo, Florence

Florence

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, Italy

Italy

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, from his brother who had died there and whom he succeeded in 1919.

Sir George was the last of his family to hold as proprietor and feudal baron the lands and manor house of Grange, Edinburgh, which the Edinburgh city council required for the relentless urban sprawl. His heirs had huge Death Duties to meet upon his death and the Grange was sold to developers.

Sir George was a member of the New Club

New Club

The New Club, established in 1787, is a private club in the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland.The Club originally met in Bayle's Tavern in Shakespeare Square at the east end of Princes Street. It then acquired its own premises in St Andrew's Square before moving to its present site at 86 Princes...

, and died at 16 Regent Terrace

Regent Terrace

Regent Terrace is a residential street of 34 classical 3-bay townhouses built on the tail of Calton Hill in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Regent Terrace is within the Edinburgh New and Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1995.- Houses :...

, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Midlothian

Midlothian

Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....

, Scotland

Scotland

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In 1882, Sir George married Jane Emily Clifford (d. 22 August 1921), daughter of W P Woodward, Esq., of the Indian Civil Service. They had one son and heir: Sir John Dick-Lauder, 11th Baronet

Sir John Dick-Lauder, 11th Baronet

Sir John North Dalrymple Dick-Lauder of Fountainhall, 11th Baronet, born 22 July 1883 at Sultanpur Lodhi, and baptised at Christ Church, Mussoorie, India...

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