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| Lord John Hay R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Fourth son of George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787-1876), and nephew of Lord John Hay (1783-1851) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 23 August 1827 | Born (Geneva) | ||
| 5 July 1855 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) | ||
| 11 April 1857 | 6 April 1859 | M.P. (Liberal) for Wick | |
| 26 February 1866 | 15 February 1871 | M.P. (Liberal) for Ripon | |
| 8 June 1876 | Married Annie Christina, daughter of Nathaniel Grace Lambert | ||
| 4 May 1916 | Died (Fulmer Place, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire) | ||
| According to the DNB he 'was one of the last 'political' admirals: his family connections and Liberal politics played a vital part in his career, though his service in the Crimea and China justified his promotion'. | |||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1839 | Entered Navy | ||
| 19 December 1846 | Lieutenant | ||
| 28 August 1851 | Commander | ||
| 27 November 1854 | Captain | ||
| 7 May 1872 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 31 December 1877 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 8 July 1884 | Admiral | ||
| 15 December 1888 | Admiral of the Fleet | ||
| 23 August 1897 | Retired Admiral of the Fl | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 19 December 1846 | 14 January 1847 | Lieutenant in Agincourt, commanded by Captain William James Hope Johnstone, East Indies | |
| 15 January 1847 | 30 July 1847 | Lieutenant in Spiteful, commanded by Commander William Legge George Hoste, East Indies | |
| 16 April 1848 | 1 March 1851 | Lieutenant in Powerful, commanded by Richard Saunders Dundas, Mediterranean | |
| 5 May 1851 | 31 August 1851 | Lieutenant in St George, commanded by Captain Joseph Nias, guard ship of Ordinary, Devonport | |
| 21 August 1852 | 27 November 1854 | Commander in Wasp, Mediterranean, and Black Sea during the Russian War | |
| 28 November 1854 | 16 January 1855 | Captain in Tribune, Black Sea during the Russian War | |
| 17 January 1855 | Supernumerary captain in Wasp, commanded by Commander Henry Lloyd, Mediterranean, on passage back to England (and paid as a Commander) | ||
| 8 December 1855 | 23 October 1856 | Captain in Forth (from commissioning), Devonport (and the 1856 Royal Naval review) | |
| 20 September 1859 | 7 July 1861 | Captain in Odin, East Indies and China (in command of a division of gunboats during the second capture of the Taku forts in August 1860) | |
| 8 July 1861 | 28 August 1863 | Commodore in Odin, East Indies and China | |
| 3 March 1864 | 9 July 1864 | Additional captain in Formidable, commanded by Captain John Fulford, flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Talbot, Sheerness for service in Achilles (commissioning) | |
| 10 April 1866 | 12 July 1866 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Fifth Naval Lord then Fourth Naval Lord) | |
| 18 December 1868 | 28 June 1871 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Junior Naval Lord) | |
| 14 November 1871 | 23 May 1872 | Captain in Hotspur, Devonport | |
| 1875 | 1876 | Second in command, Channel squadron | |
| 10 November 1877 | 10 December 1879 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron | |
| 28 April 1880 | 3 March 1883 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Second Naval Lord) | |
| 15 May 1880 | 22 June 1880 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (First Naval Lord) | |
| 7 February 1883 | 5 February 1886 | Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, flag in Alexandra | |
| 15 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (First Naval Lord) | |
| 25 May 1887 | 15 December 1888 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport | |
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