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James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (20 April 1726 – 3 July 1778) styled Lord Boyd from 1728 to 1746, was a Scottish nobleman and the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock. After his father was attainted in 1746, he became Mr James Boyd, but in 1758 he inherited the Earldom of Erroll from a great-aunt.
James Hay 15th Earl of Erroll (1726 - 1778) Born James Boyd, the eldest son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Lady Anne Livingston at Falkirk on 26 April 1726, he was known from 1728 to 1746, while his father was Earl of Kilmarnock, by the courtesy title of Lord Boyd.
Earl of Erroll ( / ˈɛrəl /) [1] is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1453 for Sir William Hay. The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Erroll are Lord Hay (created 1449) and Lord Slains (1452), both in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earls of Erroll also hold the hereditary office of Lord High Constable of Scotland.
James Hay, 15 ° Conde de Erroll (20 de abril de 1723 - 3 de julio de 1778), llamado Lord Boyd de 1728 a 1746, fue un noble escocés e hijo de William Boyd, 4 ° Conde de Kilmarnock.
artist: Thomas Watson (1748 - 1781) English. title: James Hay, 15th Earl of Errol, 1726 - 1778. Lord High Constable of Scotland. date created: Unknown. after: Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) English. materials: Mezzotint on paper. measurements: 60.66 x 38.10 cm. object type: Work on paper. credit line: Purchased 1933. accession number: SPL 90.1.
Earldom of Erroll. James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (1726-1778) The role of Lord High Constable came with great authority and transformed the fortunes of the family. Sir Thomas, 7th of Erroll, married Princess Elizabeth Stewart, the daughter of King Robert II.
In 1758, on the death of his great-aunt Mary, Countess of Erroll, James inherited the Earldom and became 15th Earl of Erroll, he changed his surname from Boyd to Hay. In 1761, he officiated as Constable of Scotland at the Coronation of King George III.
