Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay

The Right Honourable The Lord Reay KT, GCSI, GCIE, PC, DL, JP
Governor of Bombay
In office 1885–1890
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir James Fergusson, Bt
Succeeded by	The Lord Harris
Under-Secretary of State for India
In office 11 March 1894 – 21 June 1895
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Rosebery
Preceded by	George W. E. Russell
Succeeded by	The Earl of Onslow
Personal details
Born	22 December 1839 (1839-12-22) The Hague, Netherlands
Died	1 August 1921 (1921-09)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Fanny Hasler

Donald James Mackay, 11th Lord Reay KT, GCSI, GCIE, PC, DL, JP (22 December 1839 – 1 August 1921) (in the Netherlands: Donald Jacob, Baron Mackay, Lord of Ophemert and Zennewijnen) was a Dutch-born British administrator and Liberal politician.

Background

Mackay was born Donald Jacob Mackay in The Hague, Netherlands,^[1] the son of Aeneas Mackay, 10th Lord Reay,^[2] a Dutch government minister, and Maria Catharina Anna Jacoba Fagel, ^[1] daughter of Baron Fagel.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Lord Reay succeeded his father in 1876 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1877.^{[citation needed]} He was created Baron Reay, of Durness in the County of Sutherland, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1881.^[3] In 1885 he was appointed Governor of Bombay,^[4] a post he held until 1890.^[2] He was appointed a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1887 and a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1890.^{[citation needed]} After his return to Britain he served as Under-Secretary of State for India between 1894 and 1895 in Lord Rosebery Liberal administration.^[2] He was also a British delegate at the Second Peace Conference which led to the signing of the Hague Convention 1907. Other British delegates included Ernest Satow and Eyre Crowe.^{[citation needed]}

Other public appointments

Apart from his political and administrative career Lord Reay was Rector of St Andrews University from 1884 to 1886,^[5] Chairman of the London School Board (1897 – 1904), President of the Royal Asiatic Society (1893–1921) and University College, London, and first President of the British Academy from 1901 to 1907.^[6] He was also Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire from 1892 to 1918 and served as President of the first day of the 1882 Co-operative Congress.^[7] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1906^[8] and made a Knight of the Thistle in 1911.^[9]

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 Baron Eric Mackay.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Birth certificate, The Hague Municipal Archive
2. ^ ^{a b c d} thepeerage.com Sir Donald James Mackay, 11th Lord Reay
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 25021. p. 4891. 30 September 1881.
4. ^ London Gazette: no. 25448. p. 920. 3 March 1885.
5. ^ Lord Rectors of St Andrews 1858-to date
6. ^ britac.ac.uk Donald James Mackay, KT, FBA, 11th Baron Reay (1839-1921)
7. ^ Congress Presidents 1869-2002, February 2002, http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf, retrieved 2008-05-10 
8. ^ London Gazette: no. 27886. p. 1133. 16 February 1906.
9. ^ leighrayment.com Knights of the Thistle

External links

• Photograph of Lord Reay at the National Portrait Gallery

Political offices
Preceded by George W. E. Russell	Under-Secretary of State for India 1894–1895	Succeeded by The Earl of Onslow
Government offices
Preceded by Sir James Fergusson	Governor of Bombay 1885–1890	Succeeded by The Lord Harris
Preceded by The Marquess of Londonderry	Chairman of the London School Board 1897–1904	Succeeded by Board abolished
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Roxburghe	Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire 1892–1918	Succeeded by The Duke of Roxburghe
Academic offices
Preceded by Sir Theodore Martin	Rector of the University of St Andrews 1884–1886	Succeeded by Arthur Balfour
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Aeneas Mackay	Lord Reay 1876–1921	Succeeded by Eric Mackay
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Reay 1881–1921	Extinct
Dutch nobility
Preceded by Aeneas Mackay	Baron Mackay 1839–1921	Succeeded by Eric Mackay

Persondata
Name	Reay, Donald Mackay, 11th Lord
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 December 1839
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death	1 August 1921
Place of death