Udney Hay
| Udney Hay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1739 Scotland |
| Died | September 6, 1806 (aged 66–67) Burlington, Vermont |
| Buried | North Underhill Cemetery, Underhill, Vermont |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch | Continental Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Udney Hay (also spelled Udny) (1739 – September 6, 1806) was an American deputy quartermaster general during the American Revolutionary War. He was later a politician from Vermont.
He was born in Scotland in 1739. In 1775–76, before his war service, he was a timber merchant living in Quebec and sustained financial losses supporting the revolution.
In January 1776, he joined the 2nd Canadian Regiment of Colonel Moses Hazen. In June, Brigadier General John Sullivan assigned him to take on the duties of deputy quartermaster general from Donald Campbell. On January 9, 1777, as recommended by General Horatio Gates, the Continental Congress appointed him lieutenant colonel and assistant deputy quartermaster general at Fort Ticonderoga.
After the resignation of Thomas Mifflin, the first quartermaster general, George Washington highly recommended Hay on January 1, 1778 to Henry Laurens, president of the Congress, noting that his generals thought him the "best qualified of any man upon the Continent for the office." However, Congress did not agree, and instead appointed Nathanael Greene quartermaster general on March 2.
On April 15, 1780, his brother, Charles Hay, was arrested by Frederick Haldimand, governor of the Province of Quebec, and not released until May 2, 1783. Udney wrote to Washington to provide a character reference for his case in London.
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