The settlement was called 'Dalhousie' as early as 1826. It was not yet a port and was named after the Earl of Dalhousie, who was Governor-General of Canada from 1820-1828.
This was General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, his ancestral home was Dalhousie Castle in Midlothian, Scotland. He was first appointed Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, then Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief in India.
While serving as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia he founded Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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