Hay, George (Yorkshire)
From AngloScottish
Dates | c.1710-1720s; 1750s | ||
---|---|---|---|
Location | London, Ashford | ||
Vocation | Politician | ||
Place of Birth | Edinburgh | ||
Marriage | Abigail Harley | ||
Issue | 10 children | ||
Place of birth | Source | J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), v, 232-4; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Eighth earl of Kinnoull and Viscount Dupplin. Became MP for Fowey in Cornwall (1710). Detained in London during 1715 rising on suspicion of Stuart loyalties (1715-17). Served as British ambassador to Constantinople (1729-37). Died in Ashford, Yorkshire and buried there (1758).