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Authorised form of nameHay; Sir; Andrew Leith (1785 - 1862)
Dates1785 - 1862
NationalityBritish
Place of birthAberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date of birth17 February 1785
Place of deathLeith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Date of death13 October 1862
ActivityCareer:
Entered Army as Ensign in the 72nd Foot; retired from the Army 1819; MP for Elgin (1832-1838; 1841-1847); Clerk of the Ordnance (1834)
Honours:
Kt 1834
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/12/1834
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/73787462
CodeNA2546
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1834/40Hay, Sir Andrew Leith: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/2Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1832-1838
MC/2/277Letter from [Andrew Leith] Hay, Office of Ordnance, to the Royal Society10 February 1838
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