Sir John Hay, 5th Baronet
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Dorriel Campbell
Sir John Hay, Bt | |
|---|---|
,_5th_Baronet_of_Haystoun_and_Smithfield.jpg) Portrait of Sir John, studio of Sir Henry Raeburn | |
| Born | 15 January 1755 |
| Died | 23 May 1830 (aged 75) |
| Spouse |
Hon. Mary Elizabeth Forbes
(after 1785) |
| Parent(s) | Sir James Hay, 4th Baronet Dorriel Campbell |
Sir John Hay, 5th Baronet of Smithfield and Haystoun (15 January 1755 – 23 May 1830) was a Scottish baronet, banker and landowner.
Hay was born on 15 January 1755. He was the son of Dorriel Campbell and Sir James Hay, 4th Baronet,[1] who claimed title 1805 after it had been dormant since the death of his great-grandfather's "degenerate third cousin" Sir James Hay, 3rd Baronet in c. 1683.[2] His father had attended Edinburgh University and was a physician in Edinburgh. His sister, Elizabeth Hay, was a noted singer with the Edinburgh Music Society based in St Cecilia's Hall, who married Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet.[3]
Career
In 1774, Hay was apprenticed in the Edinburgh banking house of his brother-in-law, Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo. "He became a partner in the firm of Forbes, Hunter and Company in 1782, married into the Scottish aristocracy in 1785, built a house at Kingsmeadows, Peebles and accumulated much property in the burgh."[2]
Upon the death of his father on 21 October 1810, he succeeded as the 5th Baronet Hay, of Smithfield, county Peebles in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and was one of the "quiet country gentlemen set" of Edinburgh society.[2]