The third son of George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale, Hay entered the Navy in December 1804, appearing on the books of HMS Monarch.[1] However, this was probably a nominal enrollment to increase his seniority. Hay's first real service was probably aboard HMS Seahorse, beginning in December 1806.[1] He saw considerable action aboard Seahorse (42) on the Mediterranean station, under Captain John Stewart, losing his left arm on a cutting-out expedition in Hyères Bay in 1807.[1] Hay was present during the Seahorse's epic fight, on 5 July 1808, with the Badere Zaffer (52) and Alis Fezan (24), which ended with the capture of the Badere Zaffer and the sinking of the Alis Fezan.
Hay chaired the "Committee of Reference" that resulted in the retirement of Sir William Symonds as Surveyor of the Navy.[1] However, Hay's own attempts at directing steam warship design, despite his interest in the subject, proved unsuccessful. The committee was disbanded, design placed in the hands of Symonds' successor, Sir Baldwin Walker, and Hay removed from the Board and made superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 9 February 1850.[1] Hay also resigned from Parliament by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead at this time. He was promoted rear admiral on 7 September 1851, hoisting his flag aboard HMS St George, but died two days later.[1]
Familyedit
In 1846, Hay married Mary Anne Cameron (died 30 November 1850), daughter of Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel: they had no children.[1]
See alsoedit
O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Hay, John (a)" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray – via Wikisource.
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^ abcdefghijklmnopqrsLaughton, J. K. (2004). "Hay, Lord John (1793–1851)". In rev. Andrew Lambert (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12731. Retrieved 1 May 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Rear Admiral Lord John Hay CB DL 1 April 1793 9 September 1851 was a British naval officer and Whig politician Lord John HayLord John Hay as captain of the Warspite in 1843 Watercolour by Bror Jacob Adelborg Born1 April 1793Died9 September 1851 1851 09 10 aged 58 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1806 1851RankRear AdmiralCommands heldHMS CastorHMS PhoenixHMS North StarHMS WarspiteAwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 Naval career 2 Family 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksNaval career editThe third son of George Hay 7th Marquess of Tweeddale Hay entered the Navy in December 1804 appearing on the books of HMS Monarch 1 However this was probably a nominal enrollment to increase his seniority Hay s first real service was probably aboard HMS Seahorse beginning in December 1806 1 He saw considerable action aboard Seahorse 42 on the Mediterranean station under Captain John Stewart losing his left arm on a cutting out expedition in Hyeres Bay in 1807 1 Hay was present during the Seahorse s epic fight on 5 July 1808 with the Badere Zaffer 52 and Alis Fezan 24 which ended with the capture of the Badere Zaffer and the sinking of the Alis Fezan He was promoted lieutenant on 1 May 1812 and was appointed to HMS Pique going to the West Indies station on 1 June 1 He transferred to HMS Venerable on 31 May 1814 and was promoted commander on 15 June 1 On 15 November Hay joined HMS Bustard off Lisbon and was given command of the sloop HMS Opossum in 1815 1 Opossum served in the Channel and on the North American station until paid off on 5 August 1818 He was made a post captain on 7 December 1 On 23 July 1823 he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of East Lothian 2 In 1826 he was returned as Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire 1 However due to his Whig connections he was unable to obtain another command until 24 December 1832 when he was given the new frigate HMS Castor 1 In 1833 he received a medal from the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts for inventing a telescope holder that could be used by a one handed man On 19 November 1836 he was transferred to the paddle sloop HMS Phoenix and on 8 March 1837 to HMS North Star which he commanded until 1840 1 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 1 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 1 After the war Hay commanded HMS Warspite on the North American and West Indies station from 17 August 1841 to October 1845 1 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 1 He was also appointed Fourth Naval Lord in 1846 and Third Naval Lord in 1847 1 Hay chaired the Committee of Reference that resulted in the retirement of Sir William Symonds as Surveyor of the Navy 1 However Hay s own attempts at directing steam warship design despite his interest in the subject proved unsuccessful The committee was disbanded design placed in the hands of Symonds successor Sir Baldwin Walker and Hay removed from the Board and made superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 9 February 1850 1 Hay also resigned from Parliament by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead at this time He was promoted rear admiral on 7 September 1851 hoisting his flag aboard HMS St George but died two days later 1 Family editIn 1846 Hay married Mary Anne Cameron died 30 November 1850 daughter of Donald Cameron 22nd Lochiel they had no children 1 See also editO Byrne William Richard 1849 Hay John a A Naval Biographical Dictionary John Murray via Wikisource References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Laughton J K 2004 Hay Lord John 1793 1851 In rev Andrew Lambert ed Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 12731 Retrieved 1 May 2007 Subscription or UK public library membership required No 17956 The London Gazette 9 September 1823 p 1493 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord John Hay Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir James Suttie Bt Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire1826 1830 Succeeded byJames Balfour Preceded byRalph NevilleGeorge Alexander Reid Member of Parliament for Windsor1847 1850 With George Alexander Reid Succeeded byGeorge Alexander ReidJohn Hatchell Military offices Preceded bySir Henry Rous Fourth Naval Lord1846 1847 Succeeded bySir Alexander Milne Preceded bySir Maurice Berkeley Third Naval Lord1847 1850 Succeeded bySir Houston Stewart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord John Hay Royal Navy officer born 1793 amp oldid 1221573144, 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