John Hay of Cromlix
John Hay of Cromlix | |
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Portrait of John Hay of Cromlix from a Jacobite broadside | |
| Jacobite Secretary of State | |
| In office 1724–1727 | |
| Monarch | James III & VIII |
| Preceded by | John Erskine, Earl of Mar |
| Succeeded by | John Graeme |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1691 |
| Died | 1740 Avignon, France |
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| Profession | Soldier and courtier |
John Hay of Cromlix (1691–1740) was a Scottish Jacobite army officer and courtier in the service of James Francis Edward Stuart (known as the "Old Pretender"). He was from the Clan Hay. He was made Jacobite Duke of Inverness by the Old Pretender in 1727, having served as Jacobite Secretary of State.