Born in Edinburgh,[1] where he was educated at Causewayside and Sciennes Public Schools, he initially worked as an interior decorator.
[1] He was appointed vice-president of the Trustee Savings Bank Association in 1957.
He became a deputy lieutenant for Edinburgh in 1958, and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1969.
[2][1] On 4 July 1970, following his retirement from the House of Commons, he was created a life peer as Baron Hoy, of Leith in the County of the City of Edinburgh.
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