Background
Robert William Hay was born in 1786 in Westminster, London, England. His father was Reverend George William Auriol Hay-Drummond and his mother Elizabeth Margaret (Marshall) Hay-Drummond.
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Education
Christ Church.
Career
He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1807 and a Masters of Arts degree in 1809. From 1812 to 1824, he served as Private Secretary to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), who was First Lord of the Admiralty, and then served as Victualling Commissioner in the British Royal Navy. He served as the Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies from 1825 to 1836.
However, James Stephen (1789-1859) is credited with doing much of the work.
Death
He died on May 9, 1861 in Malta. Hay Street, a major road in the central business district of Perth, is named in his honour.
Membership
Royal Society.
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March 9, 1861 (aged 75)