Josslyn Hay | |
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22nd Earl of Erroll | |
Tenure | 1928 – 1941 |
Predecessor | Victor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll |
Successor | Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll |
Other titles | Baron Kilmarnock |
Known for | Fascist sympathizer; murder victim |
Born | Mayfair, London, England | 11 May 1901
Died | 24 January 1941 Ngong, British Kenya | (aged 39)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Nationality | British |
Residence | Nairobi, Kenya |
Spouse(s) | |
Issue | Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll |
Father | Victor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll |
Mother | Lucy Mackenzie |
Occupation | Landowner |
Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (11 May 1901 – 24 January 1941)[1] was a British peer and a member of the British Union of Fascists, known for the unsolved case surrounding his murder and the sensation it caused during wartime in Britain.