Sir John Dalrymple-Hay | |
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Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 11 February 1821
Died | 28 January 1912 London, England | (aged 90)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1834–1878 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Indus HMS Hannibal HMS Victory HMS Columbine |
Battles/wars | Sixth Xhosa War Oriental Crisis Battle of Tysami Battle of Tonkin River Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir John Charles Dalrymple-Hay, 3rd Baronet, GCB, PC (11 February 1821 – 28 January 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and politician.
Born in Edinburgh, Hay-Dalrymple was the only child of Sir James Dalrymple Hay, 2nd Baronet, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir John Shaw Heron-Maxwell, 4th Baronet. His mother died in childbirth. His father remarried in 1823 and had a further eight children. He was educated at Rugby School, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 March 1861.
Dalrymple-Hay was a Conservative politician. He served as a member of parliament (MP) for Wakefield 1862–1865. He lost an election at Tiverton on 28 February 1866. He represented Stamford 1866–1880. In 1880-1885 Admiral Hay was the MP for Wigtown Burghs. He was made a privy counsellor in 1874.
Dalrymple-Hay married the Hon. Eliza Napier, daughter of William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, in 1847. They had three sons and six daughters. Lady Dalrymple-Hay died in 1901. Dalrymple-Hay survived her by eleven years and died in January 1912, aged 90. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second but eldest surviving son, William.
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