George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale

George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale
The 8th Marquess of Tweeddale
Born	1 February 1787
Died	10 October 1876 (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Peninsular War War of 1812
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Thistle Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, KT, GCB (1 February 1787 – 10 October 1876) was a Scottish soldier and administrator.

Military career

Born in Bonnington in Scotland and educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh, Hay was commissioned into the 1st Foot Guards in 1804. He was Aide-de-Camp in the Peninsular War under Arthur Wellesley. He fought at the Battle of Bussaco on 27 September 1810, in the Grenadier Guards, where he was wounded as DAQMG, and the Battle of Vitoria on 21 June 1813, with the 100th Foot as AQMG.

He also served in the War of 1812 at the Battle of Niagara in 1812. In 1842 he was appointed Governor of Madras and Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army. He was promoted to Field Marshal in 1875.

He died in 1876 at Yester in Scotland and is buried there.

Family

In 1816 he married Lady Susan Montagu: they had seven sons and six daughters:

• Susan Ramsay, Marchioness of Dalhousie (1817 – 6 May 1853), married the 1st Marquess of Dalhousie and had issue.
• Lady Hannah Charlotte (1818 – 10 November 1887), married Simon Watson Taylor and had issue.
• Lady Louisa Jane (1819 – 9 September 1882), married Robert Ramsay and had issue.
• Lady Elizabeth (27 September 1820 – 13 August 1904), married the 2nd Duke of Wellington.
• George, Earl of Gifford (22 April 1822 – 22 December 1862)
• Lady Millicent (1823–1826), died young.
• Lord Arthur, later Earl of Gifford and later 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (9 November 1824 – 29 December 1878)
• Lord William Montagu, later 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (27 January 1826 – 25 November 1911)
• Lord John (23 August 1827 – 4 May 1916)
• Lady Jane (1830 – 13 December 1920), married Sir Richard Taylor and had issue.
• Lady Julia (1831–1915)
• Lord Charles Edward (1833–1912)
• Lord Frederick (1835–1912)
• Lady Emily (1836 – 4 April 1924), married Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet and had issue.

References

Masonic offices
Preceded by Sir John Marjoribanks, Bt	Pro-Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1818–1820	Succeeded by The Duke of Hamilton (as Grand Master)
Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Elphinstone	Governor of Madras 1842–1848	Succeeded by Henry Pottinger
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Thomas Bradford	Colonel of the 30th Regiment of Foot 1846–1862	Succeeded by Thomas Wright
Preceded by Sir James Douglas	Colonel of the 42nd Regiment of Foot 1862–1863	Succeeded by Sir Duncan Cameron
Preceded by The Earl Beauchamp	Colonel of the 2nd Life Guards 1863–1876	Succeeded by The Viscount Templetown
Honorary titles
Preceded by The 8th Earl of Haddington	Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian 1823–1876	Succeeded by The 11th Earl of Haddington
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by George Hay	Marquess of Tweeddale 1804–1876	Succeeded by Arthur Hay