George Hay, 2nd Earl of Kinnoull

Sir George Hay, 2nd Earl of Kinnoull, PC (1596 – 5 October 1644), was a Scottish peer, military officer, and political official.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Kinnoull
The Earl of Kinnoull, by David des Granges
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office 1632–1635
Member of the Parliament of Scotland
In office 15 May 1639 – 17 November 1641
Personal details
Born	1596
Died	5 October 1644 Whitehall, London
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse(s)	Anne
Children	12
Parents	George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull Margaret Halyburton

Biography

He was the son of George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull, who was created the Earl of Kinnoull by King Charles in 1633, and Margaret, daughter of Sir James Halyburton.[1]

He was a member of the Privy Council, and served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1632 to 1635. He was fiercely loyal to as a loyalist to King Charles; he fought in the English Civil War, when he distinguished himself "by unshaken fidelity to his unfortunate sovereign, and gallant and active services as a soldier in his cause."[2]

In 1643, the earl refused to sign the Solemn League and Covenant.

The earl died in Whitehall, 5 October 1644. He was buried at Waltham Abbey Church in Essex.

Family

His older brother, Sir Peter Hay, died unmarried in 1621, leaving George to succeed to the earldom. In 1622, he married Ann, eldest daughter of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton. They had six sons and six daughters:[1]

1. George Hay, 3rd Earl of Kinnoull
2. William Hay, 4th Earl of Kinnoull
3. James
4. Robert
5. Peter, baptized 11 June 1632
6. Charles
7. Anna
8. Margaret
9. Mary, married 6 February 1662, George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal
10. Elizabeth
11. Jean
12. Catherine (11 September 1641 – 11 January 1733)

References

1. James Balfour Paul (1908). The Scots Peerage. D. Douglas. pp. 220–223.
2. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 42. Henry Colburn. 1880. p. 708.