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'''George Henry Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull''' (1689 – 29 July 1758) was a British |
'''George Henry Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull''' (23 June 1689 – 29 July 1758) was a British peer and diplomat. |
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He was the son of [[Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull |
He was the son of [[Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull]]. |
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In 1710, George Hay became the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)|Fowey]] until 1711. He then became the [[Teller of the Exchequer]] between 1711 and 1714. In 1715 he was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] for suspected [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] sympathies, but was bailed in 1717. He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount of Dupplin on 5 January 1718/19. On 5 January 1718 he succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Hay of Kinfauns. From 1729 to 1734, the Earl was [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire|British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire]] in [[Constantinople]]. |
In 1710, George Hay became the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)|Fowey]] until 1711. He then became the [[Teller of the Exchequer]] between 1711 and 1714. In 1715 he was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] for suspected [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] sympathies, but was bailed in 1717. He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount of Dupplin on 5 January 1718/19. On 5 January 1718 he succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Hay of Kinfauns. From 1729 to 1734, the Earl was [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire|British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire]] in [[Constantinople]]. |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in March 1712. <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=3&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27hay%27%29| title= Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher= Royal Society | accessdate = 12 November 2010}} </ref> |
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He died in Ashford, Yorkshire. He had married Abigail, daughter of [[Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer]] c.1709. He was succeded by his eldest son [[Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull|Thomas Hay]] |
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Revision as of 17:14, 12 November 2010
George Henry Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull (23 June 1689 – 29 July 1758) was a British peer and diplomat.
He was the son of Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull.
In 1710, George Hay became the Member of Parliament for Fowey until 1711. He then became the Teller of the Exchequer between 1711 and 1714. In 1715 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for suspected Jacobite sympathies, but was bailed in 1717. He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount of Dupplin on 5 January 1718/19. On 5 January 1718 he succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Hay of Kinfauns. From 1729 to 1734, the Earl was British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March 1712. [1]
He died in Ashford, Yorkshire. He had married Abigail, daughter of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer c.1709. He was succeded by his eldest son Thomas Hay
References
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
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