Arthur Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull

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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kinnoull
FRICS
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The 15th Earl of Kinnoull
Personal details
Born Arthur William George Patrick Hay[1]
(1935-05-26)26 May 1935
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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]

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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Hay-Drummond coat of arms.svg
Earl of Kinnoull

1938–2013
Succeeded by
Charles Hay
Preceded by Viscount Dupplin
1935–1938
Succeeded by
Charles Hay
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Hay of Pedwardine
1938–2013
Succeeded by
Charles Hay