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Sir John Charles Dalrymple-Hay, 3rd Baronet, (11 February 1821 – 28 January 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and politician.

Early life

Born in Edinburgh, Hay-Dalrymple was the only child of Sir James Dalrymple Hay, 2nd Baronet, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of

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Sir John Shaw Heron-Maxwell, 4th Baronet. His mother died in childbirth. His father remarried in 1823 and had a further eight children. He was educated at Rugby School, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 March 1861.

Naval career

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in South Africa and the Oriental Crisis in

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, being present when Beirut and St Jean d'Acre fell. He was also concerned with successful

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against Chinese pirates in the 1840s. He commanded HMS ''Victory'' from 1854 and then commanded HMS ''Hannibal'' during the Crimean War and was decorated by the British and Turkish governments. He was promoted to captain in 1850 and commanded HMS ''Indus'' from 1856. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1866, before retiring as an admiral in March 1878. He was

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from 1866 to 1868. Following the succession of King Edward VII, he was among several retired admirals advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the

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on 15 August 1902, the day before the fleet review held there to mark the coronation.

Political career

Dalrymple-Hay was a Conservative politician. He served as member of parliament (MP) for Wakefield 1862–1865. He lost an election at Tiverton on 28 February 1866. He represented Stamford 1866–1880. In 1880-1885 Admiral Hay was the MP for

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. He was made a privy counsellor in 1874.

Family

Dalrymple-Hay married the Hon. Eliza Napier, daughter of William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, in 1847. They had three sons and six daughters. Lady Dalrymple-Hay died in 1901. Dalrymple-Hay survived her by eleven years and died in January 1912, aged 90. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second but eldest surviving son, William.

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