William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
The Marquess of Tweeddale | |
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| Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs | |
| In office 1878–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Ferguson Davie |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet |
| Member of Parliament for Taunton | |
| In office 1865–1868 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Mills |
| Succeeded by | Edward William Cox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1826 Yester House, Gifford, East Lothian |
| Died | 25 November 1911 (aged 85) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Candida Louisa Bartolucci
(after 1878) |
| Education | Imperial Service College |
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale,
In 1878 he succeeded his brother as Marquess of Tweeddale and as owner of some 40,000 acres in Scotland. He went on to become Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and was appointed a Knight of the Thistle.
Early life
Hay was born at
His paternal grandfather was George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Hannah Charlotte Maitland (a daughter of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale). His maternal grandparents were William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester and Lady Susan Gordon (third daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon).[2]
As the third son of a Marquess who was not expected to inherit the title, Hay was educated at the Imperial Service College and prepared for a career in the Civil Service.
Career
From 1845 to 1862, he served in the
Following his permanent return from India Hay was
After succeeding his brother
As well as being Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline, he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1889 to 1892 and, again, from 1896 to 1897.[3]
Honours
On 26 October 1898 Tweeddale was appointed a
Personal life
On 18 May 1878, Lord Tweeddale was married to Candida Louise Bartolucci (1854–1925)[7] at St Augustine's Church, London. Candida was a daughter of Signor Vincenzo Bartolucci of Cantiano, Italy.[1] Candida's sister, Evelyn Bartolucci, was the second wife of Adm. Sir Astley Cooper Key. Together, William and Candida were the parents of:[2]
- Lady Susan Elizabeth Clementine Hay (1879–1964), who married Walter Waring, MP, son of Charles Waring, MP, in 1901.[2]
- Lady Candida Louisa Hay (1882–1882), who died at birth.[8]
- William Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884–1967), who married Marguerite Christine Ralli,[9] daughter of Alexander Ralli and step daughter of Lewis Einstein, in 1912.[10]
- Lord Arthur Vincent Hay (1886–1914), who was killed in action in the First World War during the First Battle of the Aisne. He married Menda Ralli, only daughter of Ambrose Ralli, in 1911.[11] After his death, she married Col. Robert Edward Kennard Leatham.[2]
- Lt. Col. Lord Edward Douglas Hay (1888–1944), who married Violet Florence Catherine "Bridget" Barclay, only daughter of Maj. Cameron Barclay, in 1917.[2]
He died on 25 November 1911 at his house in London, 6 Hill Street,[12] and was succeeded by his eldest son, the Earl of Gifford (born 1884).[3] He is buried at Yester Parish Church in Gifford, East Lothian, close to his family home at Yester House.
Descendants
As his eldest son died without male issue, David George Montagu Hay, the son of his youngest son Lord Edward Douglas Hay, became the 12th Marquess of Tweeddale in 1967.[2]
References
- ^ a b c George Edward Cokayne, ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, vol. 12, part 2 (1959), p. 84
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tweeddale, Marquess of (S, 1694)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-7136-2670-4)
- ^ Edward J. Buck, Simla Past and Present, Thacker, Spink and Co. (1904), pp. 177-180.
- ^ William Arthur Shaw, The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time, vol. 1 (1971), p. 88: "William Montagu (Hay), 10th marquess of Tweeddale. Warrant of appointment Oct. 26; invested at Windsor Castle Dec. 8 ; warrant of dispensation of installation Dec. 8. In place of No. 94."
- ^ Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository (Oliver & Boyd, 1897), p. 626
- ^ "Sitter: Lady (Susan Elizabeth) Clémentine Waring, née Hay (1879-1964)". Lafayette Negative Archive.
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1901). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility. Hurst and Blackett Limited. p. 695. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Lady Tweeddale" (PDF). The New York Times. 16 October 1944. p. 19. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Weds Lord Tweeddale.; Miss Marguerite Ralli Becomes Wife of Young English Nobleman" (PDF). The New York Times. London (published 8 December 1912). 7 December 1912. p. S2. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Lord Tweeddale Engaged; To Wed Miss Margaret Ralli, Cousin of His Brother's Wife" (PDF). The New York Times. London (published 26 October 1912). 25 October 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ The Electrical Journal, vol. 68 (1912), p. 309
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