John Hay

Background

Hay was born in Brighton, Sussex to John Edward Hay (Mayor of Brighton 1953) and May Hollingdale.

Education

He was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School.

Career

He served as a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during World World War II and was invalided out. Commander Herbert Foundation R.N and Alice Foundation. They had two children, Victoria (b 1949) and Richard (b 1953) Their marriage ended in divorce.

Hay worked as a solicitor practising in Brighton and London.

He served as Chairman of the Young Conservatives 1947-1949 and was elected to Parliament in 1950 as Member for Henley, South Oxfordshire. They emigrated to Canada and he died in West Vancouver in 1998.

Achievements

• He became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the President of the Board of Trade, 1951-1955, and later served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport from 1959 to 1963 under Ernest Marples, where he introduced parking meters, and as the last Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1963 to 1964, whereupon the reorganisation of the Ministry of Defence he became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Army until the Labour Party won the October 1964 General Election.

Membership

39th United Kingdom Parliament. 40th United Kingdom Parliament. 41st United Kingdom Parliament.

42nd United Kingdom Parliament.

43rd United Kingdom Parliament. 44th United Kingdom Parliament.

45th United Kingdom Parliament.