Lord John Hay (admiral of the fleet)

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Lord John Hay
23 August 1827 – 4 May 1916

Admiral of the Fleet Lord John Hay
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Place of death Fulmer, Buckinghamshire
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1839 - 1897
Battles/wars Siege of Sevastopol
Awards GCB

Lord John Hay GCB (23 August 1827 – 4 May 1916) was a British politician and Admiral of the Fleet.

He was the fourth son of George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale. He joined the Royal Navy in 1839, and served in the China War in 1842 and in the Siege of Sevastpol. He was Commodore of the East India Station from 1861 to 1863.

In 1876 he married Christina Lambert, youngest daughter of Nathaniel Grace Lambert, MP, of Buckinghamshire, who represented that constituency as a Liberal from 1868 to 1874; their daughter Minnie Christine Brenda Hay was to marry Lord Morton's heir, and become the mother of Sholto Douglas, 20th Earl of Morton.

He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Wick from 1857-1859, and for Ripon from 1866 to 1871.

He was Fifth Naval Lord from April to May 1866, then Fourth Naval Lord from May to July 1866. He went on to be Third Naval Lord from 1868 to 1871 and Second Naval Lord from 1880 to 1883. From 1883 to 1886 he was Commander-in-chief Mediterranean Fleet. He was appointed First Naval Lord in 1886 and Admiral of the Fleet in 1888.

He commanded the Channel Squadron from 1877 to 1879 amd took possession of and administered Cyprus in 1878; he commanded the Mediterranean Station from 1883 to 1886 amd was Commander-in-Chief of Devonport from 1887 to 1888. He retired in 1897.

He was awarded the GCB in 1886.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Laing		 Member of Parliament for Wick
1857–1859		 Succeeded by
Samuel Laing
Preceded by
Sir Charles Wood, Bt
Robert Kearsley		 Member of Parliament for Ripon
with Robert Kearsley 1866–1868
1866–1871		 Succeeded by
Sir Henry Knight Storks
Military offices
Preceded by
Arthur Hood		 First Sea Lord
1886		 Succeeded by
Arthur Hood
v • d • e
First Sea Lords of the Royal Navy

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