Adam Hay (after 1684 – 15 November 1775) was a Scottish officer in the

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and a politician who sat in the

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between 1767 and 1775. He was the second surviving of John Hay of Haystoun, sheriff-depute of Peebles. His first marriage was to a Miss Britland of Nottingham. His second wife was Caroline Lucy Harpur, the daughter of

Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet (24 June 1708 – 7 June 1748) was an English baronet and politician. He was the oldest son of Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, of Calke Abbey, and his wife Catherine, daughter of Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew. He was ...

and brother of

Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet (1739 – 10 February 1789) was an English Tory politician who represented the constituency of Derbyshire. Harpur was the son of Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet and Lady Caroline Manners, daughter of John Manners, ...

. He was the

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(MP) for Peeblesshire from 1767 to 1768, and from June 1775 until his death in November that year. He was buried on 25 November 1775 at Calke, Derbyshire, the home of his second wife Caroline Lucy Harpur

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, Adam Year of birth unknown 1755 deaths Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers officers Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1774–1780 Year of birth uncertain Royal Munster Fusiliers officers