John Charles Dalrymple Hay

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Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, 3rd Baronet (11 February 1821 – 28 January 1912) was a Scottish Admiral and politician. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on 19 March 1861 and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1874.

He was the son of Sir James Dalrymple Hay, Bt and was born in Edinburgh. He was educated at Rugby School.

Hay entered the Royal Navy in 1834. During his naval career he was involved in colonial wars in South Africa and Syria, being present when Beirut and St Jean d'Acre fell. He was also concerned with successful operations against Chinese pirates in the 1840's. He commanded HMS Hannibal during the Crimean War and was decorated by the British and Turkish governments. He was promoted to Captain in 1850 and captained HMS Indus from 1856. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1866, before becoming a retired Admiral in March 1878. He was one of the Lords of the Admiralty 1866-1868.

Hay was a Conservative politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1862-1865. He lost an election at Tiverton on 28 February 1866. He represented Stamford 1866-1880. In 1880-1885 Admiral Hay was the MP for Wigtown Burghs.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Henry Leatham	Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1862–1865	Succeeded by William Henry Leatham
Preceded by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil Stafford Nortcote	Member of Parliament for Stamford 1866–1880 (with Robert Gascoyne-Cecil to 1868 with Charles John Chetwynd Talbot 1868 with William Unwin Heygate 1868–1880)	Succeeded by Marston Clarke Buszard
Preceded by Mark John Stewart	Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs 1880–1885	Succeeded by constituency abolished

[edit] References

• (1976) in M. Stenton: Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume I 1832-1885. The Harvester Press. 

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.