Rear Admiral Lord John Hay^[1]

1793 - 1851  (58 years)

• Name	John Hay
  Prefix	Rear Admiral Lord
  Birth	1 Apr 1793
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Aug 1851
  Person ID	I127684	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	George (7th Marquess of Tweedale) Hay,   b. 1753   d. 9 Aug 1804 (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Alice Ivy Wigmore   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F41475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne Cameron   d. 30 Nov 1850, Dsp
  Family ID	F49591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  During much of this time, Hay acted as commodore of a squadron off the northern coast of Spain, with a naval brigade providing support for the Spanish government during the First Carlist War. For his actions during the war, particularly in helping to defend Bilbao, he was made a Companion of the Bath and received the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. After the war, Hay commanded HMS Warspite on the North American and West Indies station from 17 August 1841 to October 1845. It was Warspite which, in 1842, carried Lord Ashburton to America to negotiate the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. After briefly serving as superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, Hay was returned as Member of Parliament for Windsor in 1847. He was also appointed Fourth Naval Lord in 1846 and Third Naval Lord in 1847.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.