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George Hay (24 August 1729 – 15 October 1811) was a Roman Catholic bishop and writer who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District in Scotland from 1778 to 1805.Born in Edinburgh on 24 August 1729 his parents were members of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Destined for a medical career young Hay began his studies at the University of Edinburgh. During the Jacobite Rising of 1745 when he was sixteen Hay was summoned to attend wounded soldiers after the battle of Prestonpans.
