Nationality British Occupation Public official | Name Robert Hay Died May 9, 1861 | |
Parent(s) Rev. George William Auriol Hay-DrummondElizabeth Margaret (Marshall) Hay-Drummond Relatives Robert Hay Drummond (paternal grandfather) | ||
Robert William Hay (1786–1861) was a British aristocrat and public official.
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Early life
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. His paternal grandfather was Robert Hay Drummond (1711–1776), who served as the Archbishop of York from 1761 to 1776.
He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1807 and a Masters of Arts degree in 1809.
Career
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.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1814.
Death
He died on May 9, 1861 in Malta.