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Sir John Charles Dalrymple-Hay, 3rd Baronet, (11 February 1821 – 28 January 1912) was a

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officer and politician.

Early life

Born in

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, 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

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, and succeeded to the

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cy on 19 March 1861.

Naval career

Dalrymple-Hay entered the

in 1834.William Loney RN
/ref> During his naval career he was involved in the Sixth Xhosa War in South Africa and the Oriental Crisis in Syria, being present when

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and St Jean d'Acre fell. He was also concerned with successful operations against Chinese pirates in the 1840s. Dalrymple-Hay commanded from 1854 and then commanded during the

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, and was decorated by the British and Turkish governments. He was promoted to captain in 1850 and commanded from 1856. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1866, before retiring as an admiral in March 1878. He was Fourth Naval Lord from 1866 to 1868. Following the succession of King

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, Dalrymple-Hay was among several retired admirals advanced to

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(GCB) in the

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list published on 26 June 1902, and received the insignia in an investiture on board the royal yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' outside

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

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Political career

Dalrymple-Hay was a

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politician. He served as a member of parliament (MP) for

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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 Wigtown Burghs. He was made a

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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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