Hay, George (London)

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Dates 1600s-1634
Location London
Vocation Politician and businessman
Place of Birth Megginch, Perthshire
Marriage Margaret
Issue Peter, George, Margaret
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), v, 220-3

Viscount Dupplin and Lord Hay of Kinfauns (1626). Created Earl of Kinnoull (1633) Attended Scots College in Pont-a-Musson, France. Returned to Scotland 1596. Had little to do with court until ascension of James VI to English throne. Introduced at court by first cousin, James Hay. Became a gentleman pensioner and gentleman of the privy chamber. Used court connections to establish a business career in Scotland. Frequently attended court. Died in London (1634) and buried at Kinnoull