Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll

Josslyn Hay
22nd Earl of Erroll
Lord Erroll in 1941
Tenure1928 – 1941
PredecessorVictor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll
SuccessorDiana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll
Other titlesBaron Kilmarnock
Known forFascist sympathizer; murder victim
Born(1901-05-11)11 May 1901
Mayfair, London, England
Died24 January 1941(1941-01-24) (aged 39)
Ngong, British Kenya
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityBritish
ResidenceNairobi, Kenya
Spouse(s)
(m. 1923; div. 1930)
Edith Maude Ramsay-Hill
(m. 1930; died 1939)
IssueDiana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll
FatherVictor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll
MotherLucy Mackenzie
OccupationLandowner

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.

  1. ^ Cokayne et al., The Complete Peerage, volume I, p.1337