Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll
The Earl of Erroll | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Photograph of Lord Erroll as Lord High Constable of Scotland, 1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Gore Hay 7 February 1852 |
| Died | 8 July 1927 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Caroline L'Estrange
(m. 1875) |
| Children | 3, including Major General |
| Commands | Royal Horse Guards 65th (2nd Lowland) Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
Charles Gore Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll, KT, CB (7 February 1852 – 8 July 1927), styled Lord Hay until 1891, was a Scottish soldier and Conservative politician.
Early life
Hay was the eldest surviving son of eight children born to
His paternal grandparents were
Career
Lord Hay was commissioned a
Following the outbreak of the
Peerage and political career
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1891. Lord Erroll served in the
Personal life
In 1875, he was married to Mary Caroline L'Estrange, daughter of Edmund L'Estrange by his wife Harriet Susan Beresford Lumley-Savile (sister of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough, and daughter of Frederick Lumley-Savile and of Charlotte De la Poer-Beresford, a daughter of George de la Poer Beresford, Bishop of Kilmore). Together, they were the parents of three sons:[1]
- Victor Alexander Sereld Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll (1876–1928),[7] who married Mary Lucy Victoria, only daughter of Sir Allan Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, in 1900.[1]
- Cmdr. Hon. Sereld Mordaunt Alan Josslyn Hay (1877–1939), who married Violet Spiller, second daughter of Lt.-Col. Duncan Chisholm Oliver Spiller, in 1915.[1]
- Capt. Hon. Ivan Josslyn Lumley Hay (1884–1936), a Page of Honour who married Pamela Burroughes, a daughter of Francis George Burroughes of Blakeney Holt, in 1921.[1]
He died in July 1927, aged 75, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Victor, who held the title for less than a year before his death on 20 February 1928 when he was succeeded by his eldest son, Josslyn.[7] Lady Erroll died in 1934.[1]
Descendants
Through his eldest son, and heir, Victor, he was a grandfather of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (who married Lady Myra Sackville, daughter of the Earl De La Warr),[8] Gilbert Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock (who married firstly The Hon. Rosemary Guest, daughter of Viscount Wimborne), and Lady Rosemary Hay, who (married Lt.-Col. Rupert Ryan and, secondly Major James Gresham).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Erroll, Earl of (S, 1452)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1901
- ^ "Latest intelligence - The War". The Times. No. 36078. London. 1 March 1900. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 27323". The London Gazette. 14 June 1901. p. 4005.
- ^ a b Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- ^ "Extra Reserve Battalions" (PDF). p. 239. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "EARL OF ERROLL DIES SUDDENLY; British High Commissioner in Rhineland Is Stricken While at Coblentz. SCOTLAND'S HIGHEST PEER Descendant of William 11 and Godson of Victoria--Noted for HisCharm and Tact". The New York Times. 21 February 1928. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Earl of Errol Named in Divorce". The New York Times. 19 June 1928. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Erroll
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]