Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay
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Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (born 19 July 1937) is British
politician and Conservative
member of the House of Lords
. He is the only Lord of Parliament
to sit in the House of Lords
.
He was educated at Eton College
and Christ Church, Oxford
.
Lord Reay is the only son of Aeneas Alexander Mackay, 13th Lord Reay and succeeded to become Lord Reay upon his father's death in 1963. Lord Reay has sat as a Member of the European Parliament
as a member of the British delegation selected by Parliament for the period 1973 until the first elections in 1979.
Lord Reay was subsequently appointed as a House of Lords whip in 1989 by Margaret Thatcher
. In 1991, he was moved by her successor, John Major
, to the Department of Trade and Industry as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but he left the government at the 1992 general election
.
With the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
, Lord Reay along with almost all other hereditary peers lost his automatic right to sit in the House of Lords, however, he was one of the 92 elected hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords pending completion of House of Lords reform.
Lord Reay is the hereditary Clan Chief
of Clan Mackay
.
(she is now wife of Henry Keswick
), he has two sons and one daughter. By his second wife Victoria Isabella, youngest daughter of the late 2nd Baron Bruntisfield
, he has two daughters.
His heir apparent is his elder son
United Kingdom
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politician and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. He is the only Lord of Parliament
Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament was the lowest rank of nobility automatically entitled to attend sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Post-Union, it is a member of the lowest rank of the Peerage of Scotland, ranking below a viscount...
to sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
.
Lord Reay is the only son of Aeneas Alexander Mackay, 13th Lord Reay and succeeded to become Lord Reay upon his father's death in 1963. Lord Reay has sat as a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
as a member of the British delegation selected by Parliament for the period 1973 until the first elections in 1979.
Lord Reay was subsequently appointed as a House of Lords whip in 1989 by Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
. In 1991, he was moved by her successor, John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
, to the Department of Trade and Industry as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but he left the government at the 1992 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
.
With the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
, Lord Reay along with almost all other hereditary peers lost his automatic right to sit in the House of Lords, however, he was one of the 92 elected hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords pending completion of House of Lords reform.
Lord Reay is the hereditary Clan Chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of Clan Mackay
Clan MacKay
Clan Mackay is an ancient and once powerful Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old kingdom of Moray. They were a powerful force in politics beginning in the 14th century, supporting Robert the Bruce. In the centuries that followed they were...
.
Family
Lord Reay has been married twice. By his first wife Tessa, née Honourable Annabel Terese Fraser, a daughter of Lord LovatSimon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat DSO, MC, TD was the 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser and a prominent British Commando during the Second World War...
(she is now wife of Henry Keswick
Henry Keswick
Sir Henry Neville Lindley Keswick is a Scottish businessman. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.Henry married Tessa, Lady Reay, younger daughter of the late Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat in 1985...
), he has two sons and one daughter. By his second wife Victoria Isabella, youngest daughter of the late 2nd Baron Bruntisfield
John Warrender, 2nd Baron Bruntisfield
John Robert Warrender, 2nd Baron Bruntisfield MC OBE TD was a Scottish soldier, farmer and Conservative politician....
, he has two daughters.
His heir apparent is his elder son
- Æneas Simon Mackay, Master of Reay (born 20 March 1965), banker. He married 14 Jan 2010 Mia Ruulio, elder daughter of Markus Ruulio of Helsinki. His heir is his son the Honourable Alexander Shimi Markus Mackay (born 21 April 2010).