Victor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll
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Victor Alexander Sereld Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll and 4th Baron Kilmarnock, KCMG
(17 October 1876 – 20 February 1928), was a British
diplomat and briefly a member of the House of Lords
.
(1852–1927) and his wife Mary, daughter of Edmund and Lady Harriett L'Estrange. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1927. In 1900, he married Mary Lucy Victoria, only daughter of Sir Allan Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, of Glen Muick, Aberdeenshire
, and they had two sons and one daughter.
He held the earldom only briefly, and was succeeded by his elder son, Lord Kilmarnock, in 1928.
, 1918-19, then briefly Chargé d'Affaires in Berlin
, on the United Kingdom's resumption of diplomatic relations with Germany
in 1920, until the arrival of a British Ambassador. He remained in Berlin as Counsellor until November, 1921, and served finally as British High Commissioner to the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
, from December 1920 to May 1928.
He was also an author and belonged to the St James's Club
.
Order of St Michael and St George
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(17 October 1876 – 20 February 1928), was a British
United Kingdom
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diplomat and briefly a member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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Family
Erroll was the only son of Charles Hay, 20th Earl of ErrollCharles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll
Charles Gore Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll and 3rd Baron Kilmarnock, KT, CB , known as Lord Hay until 1891, was a Scottish soldier and Conservative politician....
(1852–1927) and his wife Mary, daughter of Edmund and Lady Harriett L'Estrange. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1927. In 1900, he married Mary Lucy Victoria, only daughter of Sir Allan Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, of Glen Muick, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
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, and they had two sons and one daughter.
- Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Errol, who married Lady Myra Sackville, daughter of the Earl De La WarrEarl De La WarrEarl De La Warr is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1761.In the United States, Thomas West, 3rd baron is often named in history books simply as Lord Delaware. He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony, and the Delaware Bay was named after him...
, and had issue. - Gilbert Boyd, 6th Baron KilmarnockBaron KilmarnockBaron Kilmarnock, of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll. This was a revival of the Kilmarnock title held by his great-grandfather William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, who was attainted in 1746...
, who married firstly The Hon. Rosemary Guest, daughter of Viscount Wimborne, and had issue. Married secondly Denise Coker, and had issue. He was born Gilbert Hay, but his name was changed to Boyd in 1941. - Lady Rosemary Hay, who married firstly Lt.-Col. Rupert Ryan and had issue, and married secondly Major James Gresham, without issue.
He held the earldom only briefly, and was succeeded by his elder son, Lord Kilmarnock, in 1928.
Career
The young Hay entered the diplomatic service and was promoted Attaché, 1900, Third Secretary, 1902, Second Secretary, 1906, First Secretary, 1913. He was First Secretary in CopenhagenCopenhagen
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, 1918-19, then briefly Chargé d'Affaires in Berlin
Berlin
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, on the United Kingdom's resumption of diplomatic relations with Germany
Germany
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in 1920, until the arrival of a British Ambassador. He remained in Berlin as Counsellor until November, 1921, and served finally as British High Commissioner to the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
The Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission was created by the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919, to supervise the occupation of the Rhineland and "ensure, by any means, the security and satisfaction of all the needs of the Armies of Occupation".. It came into being on 10 January 1920, when the...
, from December 1920 to May 1928.
He was also an author and belonged to the St James's Club
St James's Club
The St James's Club was a London gentlemen's club which operated between 1857 and 1978.-Foundation:The club was founded in 1857 by the Liberal statesman the second Earl Granville and by the Marchese d'Azeglio, Minister of Sardinia to the Court of St. James's, after a dispute at the Travellers' Club...
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Publications
- Ferelith, 1903
- The Dream Kiss (play), produced at the Wimbledon Theatre, 1924
- The Anonymous Letter (play), produced at Q Theatre, 1927