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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 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 –......
...
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