Thomas Hay, Lord Huntingdon (1707–1755) was a Scottish lawyer and

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court ...

Life

He was born in

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(or nearby Haddington) the son of Alexander Hay of

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...

and his wife Mary Gordon. Thomas trained in Law in Edinburgh and passed the Scottish bar as an advocate around 1730. On 28 November 1754 he was elected a

in place of

John Pringle, Lord Haining John Pringle, Lord Haining ( – 19 August 1754) was a Scottish people, Scottish lawyer, politician, and judge. His ownership of a large estate near Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Selkirk secured him a seat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 un ...

. After only a few months in this role he died in Edinburgh on 4 February 1755 but was buried in St Mary's Church in Haddington east of Edinburgh. His position as Senator was filled by

Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall The Hon Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall (c. 1700–11 August 1756) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born in Glassford (possibly at Glassford Castle) in Lanarkshire around 170 ...

Family

He was married to Margaret Murray daughter of Sir David Murray of Stanhope (1659-1729).They had at least 3 sons and one daughter. Margaret (Lady Huntingdon) lived her final days at World's End Close on the

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Artistic Recognition

He was portrayed in 1757. The portrait hangs in the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, Thomas 1707 births 1755 deaths People from Edinburgh Senators of the College of Justice