The Earl of Erroll | |
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,_15th_Earl_of_Erroll,_by_Joshua_Reynolds.jpg) Portrait of Lord Erroll in coronation robes, holding the baton of Lord High Constable of Scotland, by Joshua Reynolds | |
| Rector of the University of Glasgow | |
| In office 1761–1763 | |
| Preceded by | James Milliken of Milliken |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Boyd 20 April 1726 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Died | 3 July 1778 (aged 52) Callendar House |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouses | Rebecca Lockhart
(m. 1749; died 1761)Isabella Carr
(m. 1762) |
| Children | 13, including George and William |
| Parent(s) | William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock Anne Livingston of Erroll |
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (20 April 1726 – 3 June 1778 (Chester Courant, 16 June 1778)) styled Lord Boyd from 1728 to 1746, was a Scottish nobleman and the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock.[i] 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.
- ^ Taylor, James (1887). The Great historic families of Scotland. Vol. 2. London: J. S. Virtue & co. pp. 373–377. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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