Person:George Hay (13)

Watchers
Browse
George Hay, Earl of Gifford
b.26 Apr 1822
d.22 Dec 1862
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. Lady Elizabeth Hay1820 - 1904
  2. George Hay, Earl of Gifford1822 - 1862
  3. Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale1824 - 1878
  4. William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale1826 - 1911
  5. Lord John Hay1827 - 1916
  6. Emily Hay1836 - 1924
  7. Lady Jane Hay
Spouse and Children
(edit)
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name George Hay, Earl of Gifford
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Apr 1822
Marriage to Helen Selina Sheridan
Death[1] 22 Dec 1862
Reference Number? Q5540333?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

George Hay, Earl of Gifford (26 April 1822 – 22 December 1862) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Lord Gifford was born at Yester House, the eldest son of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale. He was educated at Trinity College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was president of the University Pitt Club. In 1850, he was a Captain in the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry and became Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War (The Duke of Newcastle) in 1854. A year later, he entered Parliament as MP for Totnes (a seat he held until his death).

In 1862, Lord Gifford was involved in an accident whilst rescuing a workman about to be crushed by a tree the latter was cutting down in the grounds of Yester Castle. Because of the accident, the Dowager Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye (a close friend of his who previously refused his proposals) agreed to marry Lord Gifford and they did so at Dufferin Lodge on 13 October 1862. As a result of the accident, Lord Gifford died two months later and as he and his wife did not have any children, his brother, Lord Arthur became the heir to their father's titles and estate.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at George Hay, Earl of Gifford. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Hay, Earl of Gifford, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:George_Hay_%2813%29"