Background
The fifth son of George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull and Lady Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset, he was educated at Radley College and on the European Continent.
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Radley College.
Career
He became active in Unionist politics and was first secretary of the Primrose League. He unsuccessfully contested the 1892 and 1895 general elections as the Conservative candidate in the east London constituency of Shoreditch, Hoxton. He held the seat in 1906, but lost the seat to Doctor Christopher Addison of the Liberals in January 1910.
lieutenant was an ill-tempered campaign, and Hay took libel proceedings against a number of newspapers following his defeat.
He chose not to make an attempt to regain the seat. During World War I he was granted a temporary commission as a captain in Army Service Corps, subsequently transferring to the General Staff.
He died in Sevastopol while working as a special correspondent in southern Russia for the Daily Telegraph.
Membership
27th United Kingdom Parliament. 28th United Kingdom Parliament]
He entered business as a member of the stockbroker company of Ransford & Company in London, and became a director of the Fine Arts & General Insurance Company
On his third attempt in 1900 he was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Hoxton, defeating the sitting Liberal Party member, Professor James Stuart.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Conservative Party