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Dalhousie was founded, as the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, desired a non-denominational college in Halifax. [8] Financing largely came from customs duties collected by a previous Lieutenant Governor, John Coape Sherbrooke, during the War of 1812 occupation of Castine, Maine; [c] Sherbrooke invested £7,000 as an initial endowment and reserved £3,000 ...
Dalhousie (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖəlɦɔːziː]) is a hill station, near town of Chamba in Chamba district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated on five hills and has an elevation of 1,970 m (6,460 ft) above sea level.
Earl of Dalhousie, a title created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1633 James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie , (1812–1860) a Governor-General of India George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie , a Governor of Nova Scotia and of British North America
The Dalhousie Arts Centre, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, contains a number of theatres (including an outdoor rooftop theatre), ...
The fraternities and sororities of Dalhousie University are well established and active in the Halifax community. Dalhousie previously had a policy against recognizing organizations that used gender identity as part of their membership criteria.
Dalhousie AC was founded as the Trades Club in 1878, and is the second oldest football club established in the country. [3] [14] [15] [16] The athletic division was incorporated by the British employees of jute mills and members of then established organizations such as the Naval Volunteers, Police, Customs and the Armenian Club.
In 1815 he was created Baron Dalhousie, of Dalhousie Castle in the County of Edinburgh, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, the tenth Earl. He was an influential Tory politician and also served as Governor-General of India from 1847 to ...
The Faculty of Agriculture was officially founded on 1 September 2012 with the merger of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) into Dalhousie University. [9] [10]The Faculty of Agriculture traces its history to The School of Agriculture, founded in 1885 and located in Truro, as well as The School of Horticulture, founded in 1893 and located in Wolfville.