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James Hay (19 December 1856 - 14 April 1927) was a Scottish painter.

Life
His father was James Smart Hay (born c.1829 - 1 June 1887), a die and stamp cutler from Morningside, Edinburgh.

His mother was Mary Smith (born c. 1829) from Edinburgh. James Smart Hay and Mary married on 1 July 1855 in Edinburgh. This was Mary's second marriage.

James Hay was born on 19 December 1856 in Queen St, Edinburgh.

1861 census, 22 Queen St, staying at maternal grandparents, parents also there. 1871 census, 13 Grindlay St, born Queen St, Edinburgh. 1881 census, 13 Grindlay Street, working as a draper's assistant. 1891 13 Grindlay St., Edinburgh - Teacher of Drawing 1901 17 Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh. 1901 census 13 Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh. 1902 9 Merchiston Crescent, Edinburgh.

In 1901 he was staying with his brother Thomas Majoribanks Hay (13 September 1861 - 29 October 1921), a landscape painter.

Art
He was a Drawing Master at the Church of Scotland training college.

Death
He died on 14 April 1927 at 57 Merchiston Crescent, Morningside, Edinburgh. The value of his estate was given as £2490, 13 shillings and 10 pence.