Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay
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| Prime Minister | The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | George W. E. Russell |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Onslow |
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| Born | 22 December 1839 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 August 1921 (aged 81) Carolside, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Fanny Hasler |
Donald James Mackay, 11th Lord Reay,
Background
Mackay was born Donald Jacob baron Mackay in
Political career
Lord Reay succeeded his father in 1876 and was naturalised as a
Perhaps his most memorable contribution to politics was during the crisis over the People's Budget of 1909–10, where the House of Lords, violating a convention going back more than 200 years, rejected the Budget. Reay strongly opposed this act, and gave the memorable warning: "Oligarchies are seldom destroyed and more frequently commit suicide".[5]
Other public appointments
Apart from his political and administrative career Lord Reay was
He received an honorary doctorate (LL.D) from the University of Glasgow during their 450th jubilee celebrations in June 1901.[12]
He remained in contact with the Dutch community and attended the reception and spoke with the famous Dutch writer Louis Couperus (1863–1923) on the occasion of his visit to London in June 1921, being invited by the Dutch ambassador in London, René de Marees van Swinderen (1860–1955), and which visit was mainly organised by his translator Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921).[13]
Family
Lord Reay married Fanny Georgiana Jane, daughter of Richard Hasler, of Aldingbourne, Sussex, in 1877. They had no children. He died in August 1921, aged 81. On his death the barony of 1881 became extinct while he was succeeded in the Scottish title by his cousin Eric baron Mackay (1870–1921) who was succeeded only three months later by his son Sir Aeneas Alexander baron Mackay (1905–1963), 13th Lord Reay, member of the House of Lords (1955–1959).
References
- ^ a b Birth certificate, The Hague Municipal Archive
- ^ a b c Nederland's Adelsboek 88 (1999), p. 28.
- ^ "No. 25021". The London Gazette. 30 September 1881. p. 4891.
- ^ "No. 25448". The London Gazette. 3 March 1885. p. 920.
- ^ Roy Jenkins Churchill Macmillans 2001 p.165
- ^ Lord Rectors of St Andrews 1858-to date Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The British Academy". The Times. No. 36937. London. 28 November 1902. p. 8.
- ^ britac.ac.uk Donald James Mackay, KT, FBA, 11th Baron Reay (1839–1921)
- ^ Congress Presidents 1869-2002 (PDF), February 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008, retrieved 10 May 2008
- ^ "No. 27886". The London Gazette. 16 February 1906. p. 1133.
- ^ leighrayment.com Knights of the Thistle[usurped]
- ^ "Glasgow University Jubilee". The Times. No. 36481. London. 14 June 1901. p. 10. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ronald Breugelmans, Louis Couperus. Lion of the season. Raamsdonk, De Roofpers, 1982
External links
- Photograph of Lord Reay at the National Portrait Gallery
- Papers of Lord Reay from his time as Governor of Bombay [Mumbai] are held at https://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/collections/a-z/r/.
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