William Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kinnoull
FRICS

The 15th Earl of Kinnoull
Personal details
Born Arthur William George Patrick Hay[1]
(1935-05-26)26 May 1935
Died 7 June 2013(2013-06-07) (aged 78)
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Ann Gay Lowson (m. 1961)
Children Charles
Lady Melissa
Lady Iona
Lady Atalanta
Parents George Hay, Mary Meyrick
Occupation farmer, politician

Arthur William George Patrick Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull FRICS (26 May 1935 7 June 2013), styled as Viscount Dupplin until age 3, was a hereditary peer, surveyor, farmer and member of the House of Lords. His titles were Earl of Kinnoull, Viscount Dupplin and Lord Hay of Kinfauns in the Peerage of Scotland; and Baron Hay of Pedwardine in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Biography

Known as William, the 15th earl was born in 1935, the third born but first surviving son of the 14th earl and his second wife, Mary Ethel Isobel, daughter of Dr. Ferdinand Richard Holmes Meyrick and Kate Meyrick. At age 3, he succeeded his father in the earldom upon the latter's death at aged 35, of an unspecified illness.[2]

He was educated at Eton College and Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester.[3] At age 22, he took his place in the House of Lords.[4]

He was the junior conservative whip in the House of Lords in 1966-68[5] and opposition party spokesman on aviation. He was also an assembly member of the Council of Europe, working at cooperation on fishing and agriculture; president of the National Council on Inland Transport, and vice-president of the National Association of Local Councils.[4]

He worked for Langley Taylor Surveyors in London, where he was a senior partner for more than 30 years, and was a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.[3] He was also an active sportsman, playing squash and tennis, and was a member of the Royal Company of Archers.[4]

The family residence was Pitkindie House in Perthshire, where he ran the farm.

He married (Ann) Gay Lowson, daughter of Sir Denys Lowson, 1st Baronet, on 1 June 1961.[6] They had four children: Charles, Melissa, Iona and Atalanta.[4] Lady Kinnoull died in 2016.[7]

References

  1. "Arthur William George Patrick Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull (1935-2013), Politician and farmer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "Lord Kinnoull". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 21 March 1938. p. 14.
  3. 1 2 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's. 2008. p. 814.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The 15th Earl of Kinnoull dies aged 78". The Courier. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's. 2000. p. 951.
  6. "The 15th Earl of Kinnoull 1935-2013". Abernyte Community Company. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. Kinnoull
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
George Hay

Earl of Kinnoull

19382013
Succeeded by
Charles Hay
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Hay
Baron Hay of Pedwardine
19382013
Succeeded by
Charles Hay
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