Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll

Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (11 May 1901 – 24 January 1941) 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.

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
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