William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll
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12 March 1772
The Earl of Erroll | |
|---|---|
| Lord High Commissioner | |
| In office 1817–1819 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Napier |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Morton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Hay 12 March 1772 |
| Died | 26 January 1819 (aged 46) |
| Spouses | Jane Bell
(m. 1792; died 1793)Alicia Eliot
(m. 1796; died 1812)Harriet Somerville
(m. 1816) |
| Children | 11, including James and William |
| Parent(s) | James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll Isabella Carr |
| Relatives | William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (grandfather) |
William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll (12 March 1772 – 26 January 1819), known as Lord Hay until 1778, was a Scottish peer.[1]
Erroll was the son of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll and his second wife, Isabella Carr, the eldest daughter and co-heiress of William Carr of Etal in Northumberland. His elder sister, Lady Augusta Hay (the first wife George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow), succeeded to the Etal estate in 1806. From his father's first marriage to Rebecca Lockhart, he had one half-sibling, Lady Mary Hay, who married Gen. John Scott of Balcomie.[2]
His paternal grandparents were William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Lady Anne Livingston (a daughter of James Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow).[2][3]
Career
In 1798, he succeeded to the earldom of Erroll following the death of his elder brother George, who died without issue.[2]
In 1805, he was appointed Knight Marischal of Scotland, serving until 1809.[4] He also served as a Scottish representative peer (Whig) from 1806 to 1807 and, again, from 1818 to 1819.[2]
From 1817 to 1819, he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.[2]