James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll
The Earl of Erroll | |
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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 |
| Died | 3 July 1778 (aged 52) |
| 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. After his father was attainted in 1746, he became Mr James Boyd, but in 1758 he inherited the Earldom of Erroll from his great-aunt Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll.