Background
He was the son of Robert Alexander Dalzell, 6th Earl of Carnwath and Andulusia Browne.
He was the son of Robert Alexander Dalzell, 6th Earl of Carnwath and Andulusia Browne.
He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot between 1841 and 1853. He held the office of Assistant Secretary for Scotland between 1854 and 1859, and ended up with the rank of General in 1873. Lord Carnwath died unmarried on 28 April 1875 aged 75, in London.