He was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Hay, 5th Baronet of Smithfield and Haystoun FRSE, banker and landowner, and the Hon. Mary Elizabeth Forbes. His brother-in-law was the banker, George Forbes FRSE.[1]
Careeredit
He trained as an advocate and passed the Scottish bar in 1811. In 1820 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being George Forbes.[2]
In 1821 he married Ann Preston. They had no children.
Upon his death on 1 November 1838, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, Adam.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcFisher, David R. "HAY, Sir John, 6th bt. (1788-1838)". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X.
External linksedit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Hay
john, baronet, other, people, named, john, john, disambiguation, smithfield, haystoun, frse, august, 1788, november, 1838, british, baronet, politician, right, honourablesir, john, btfrse, fsamember, parliament, peeblesshirein, office, 1831, 1837preceded, bysi. For other people named John Hay see John Hay disambiguation Sir John Hay 6th Baronet of Smithfield and Haystoun FRSE FSA 3 August 1788 1 November 1838 was a British baronet and politician The Right HonourableSir John Hay BtFRSE FSAMember of Parliament for PeeblesshireIn office 1831 1837Preceded bySir George Montgomery BtSucceeded byWilliam Forbes MackenziePersonal detailsBorn 1788 08 03 3 August 1788Died1 November 1838 1838 11 01 aged 50 SpouseAnn Preston m 1821 died 1838 wbr RelationsSir Adam Hay 7th Baronet brother Parent s Sir John Hay 5th BaronetHon Mary Elizabeth Forbes Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHe was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Hay 5th Baronet of Smithfield and Haystoun FRSE banker and landowner and the Hon Mary Elizabeth Forbes His brother in law was the banker George Forbes FRSE 1 Career editHe trained as an advocate and passed the Scottish bar in 1811 In 1820 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being George Forbes 2 He sat as a Member of Parliament for Peeblesshire from 1831 to 1837 1 Personal life editIn 1821 he married Ann Preston They had no children Upon his death on 1 November 1838 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Adam 1 References edit a b c Fisher David R HAY Sir John 6th bt 1788 1838 www historyofparliamentonline org History of Parliament Online Retrieved 15 February 2024 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir John Hay Leigh Rayment s list of baronets Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir George Montgomery Bt Member of Parliament for Peeblesshire1831 1837 Succeeded byWilliam Forbes MackenzieBaronetage of Nova ScotiaPreceded byJohn Hay Baronet of Smithfield and Haystoun 1830 1838 Succeeded byAdam Hay nbsp This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of Nova Scotia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1801 for a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir John Hay 6th Baronet amp oldid 1207936329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
