George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull

George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull (1572–1634) was a Scottish nobleman.

He served as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber from 1596, and was knighted around 1609. He was appointed Lord Clerk Register and a lord of session in 1616. He supported the five articles of Perth. He was Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1622 to 1634, and was created Viscount Dupplin in 1627 and Earl of Kinnoull in 1633. He resisted the king's regulations for lords of session (1626), and upheld precedency over archbishop of St Andrews. He was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1632 to 1634.

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Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Dumfermline
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1622–1634
Succeeded by
John Spottiswoode
Preceded by
The Earl of Holland
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
1632–1634
Succeeded by
The Earl of Morton
Peerage of Scotland
New creation Earl of Kinnoull
1633–1634
Succeeded by
George Hay
Viscount Dupplin
1627–1634