Lord John Hay (Royal Navy officer, born 1827)
Lord John Hay | |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class (Ottoman Empire) | |
| Relations | George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (father) Nathaniel Lambert (father-in-law) |
First Lord of the Admiralty but had to stand down just five months later when William Gladstone
's Liberal government fell from power in August 1886.
Early career
ram HMS Hotspur
which Hay commandedBorn in
Naval Brigade and took part in the defence of Eupatoria in November 1854 and the Siege of Sevastopol in Spring 1855 during the Crimean War.[2] He was wounded in the latter engagement[3] and was appointed to the French Legion of Honour, 5th Class[4] and the Turkish Order of the Medjidie, 4th class for his services in the Crimea.[5]
Promoted to
Companion of the Order of the Bath on 5 July 1855,[7] Hay was given command of the fifth-rate HMS Forth in December 1855.[2] Entering politics, he became Whig Member of Parliament for Wick in the 1857 general election[8] and served his constituents there until the 1859 general election.[2] Returning to sea, he became Captain of the paddle frigate HMS Odin on the East Indies and China Station in September 1859 and took part in the Battle of Taku Forts in August 1860 during the Second Opium War.[2] From 1861 he served as commodore on the East Indies and China Station.[2]
Hay became Member of Parliament for
ram HMS Hotspur.[2]
Senior command
Promoted to
vice-admiral on 31 December 1877,[13] he was sent to the Mediterranean in July 1878 to take control of Cyprus and to occupy it in accordance with decisions reached at the Congress of Berlin.[2]
Hay became
HMS Alexandra in February 1883.[15] He was promoted to full admiral on 8 July 1884[16] and, in his role as Commander-in-Chief, provided support for the Nile Expedition to relieve Major General Charles Gordon.[17]
In a highly political appointment, Hay was made
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 30 July 1886.[18] He became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in May 1887, and having been promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 15 December 1888,[19] he retired in August 1892.[15] He died at his home, Fulmer Place, at Fulmer in Buckinghamshire on 4 May 1916.[15]
Family
In 1876 Hay married Christina Lambert, youngest daughter of
Nathaniel Grace Lambert, MP, of Buckinghamshire, who represented that constituency as a Liberal from 1868 to 1874; their daughter Minnie Christine Brenda Hay went on to marry Lord Aberdour.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Heathcote, p. 110
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Heathcote, p. 111
- ^ "No. 21698". The London Gazette. 24 April 1855. p. 1571.
- ^ "No. 21909". The London Gazette. 4 August 1856. p. 2699.
- ^ "No. 22122". The London Gazette. 3 April 1858. p. 1736.
- ^ "No. 21656". The London Gazette. 30 January 1855. p. 352.
- ^ "No. 21743". The London Gazette. 10 July 1855. p. 2654.
- ^ "No. 21989". The London Gazette. 14 April 1857. p. 1339.
- ^ "No. 23097". The London Gazette. 6 April 1866. p. 2253.
- ^ Sainty, J C (1975). "'Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660–1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870". pp. 18–31. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "No. 23707". The London Gazette. 17 February 1871. p. 587.
- ^ "No. 23857". The London Gazette. 14 May 1872. p. 2305.
- ^ "No. 24537". The London Gazette. 1 January 1878. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 24976". The London Gazette. 24 May 1881. p. 2673.
- ^ a b c d Heathcote, p. 112
- ^ "No. 25375". The London Gazette. 11 July 1884. p. 3176.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50215. Retrieved 26 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 25613". The London Gazette. 3 August 1886. p. 3731.
- ^ "No. 25883". The London Gazette. 14 December 1888. p. 7140.
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
- William Loney RN Career History
External links
- The Dreadnought Project: Lord John Hay
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord John Hay
