John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale
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John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (1645 – 20 April 1713) was a Scottish
nobleman.
Hay was the eldest son of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale
and his wife, Jean, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch
. In 1666, at Highgate
in London, he married Lady Mary Maitland, daughter of John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
(1616–82). However, Lauderdale set himself against Hay, who was forced to leave for the continent and did not regain his position until Lauderdale's death in 1682.
He was Colonel of the Militia Regiment of Foot in Co Haddington (1668–1674) and Linlithgow and Peebles (1682). He was Burgess of Edinburgh (1668), Commissioner for the Borders (1672–1684), Commissioner of Supply for Haddington (1678, 1685, 1690, 1704), Peebles (1678, 1685), Edinburgh (1690, 1704), Fife (1695, 1704), Berwick (1704); Colonel of the East Lothian Regiment (1685), Captain of the Militia Horse for Haddington and Berwick (1689), Privy Councillor (Scotland) (1689), Sheriff of Haddington (1694–1713) and Commissioner of the Admiralty (Scotland) (1695).
He was also Lord Treasurer
in 1695. He succeeded his father to the Marquessate in 1697.
He was appointed Lord High Commissioner
to the Scots Parliament
in 1704, and was Lord Chancellor of Scotland
from 1704–05. He led the Squadrone Volante
, but ultimately supported the Union. He was appointed one of 18 Scottish representative peer
s in 1707.
His eldest son, Charles (c. 1670–1715), became 3rd marquess. A younger son, Lord John Hay
(d. 1706), commanded the famous regiment of dragoons, afterwards called the Scots Greys
, at the battle of Ramillies
and elsewhere.
He had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1666 but expelled in 1685.
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nobleman.
Hay was the eldest son of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale
John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale
John Hay, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl of Tweeddale was Lord Chancellor of Scotland....
and his wife, Jean, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch
Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch
Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch, 2nd Baron Scott of Buccleuch was a Scottish nobleman.The son of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch and Mary Kerr, he married Lady Mary Hay, daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas, around 15 October 1616, with a tocher of 20,000...
. In 1666, at Highgate
Highgate
Highgate is an area of North London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath.Highgate is one of the most expensive London suburbs in which to live. It has an active conservation body, the Highgate Society, to protect its character....
in London, he married Lady Mary Maitland, daughter of John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
Sir John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane KG PC , was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry.-Background:...
(1616–82). However, Lauderdale set himself against Hay, who was forced to leave for the continent and did not regain his position until Lauderdale's death in 1682.
He was Colonel of the Militia Regiment of Foot in Co Haddington (1668–1674) and Linlithgow and Peebles (1682). He was Burgess of Edinburgh (1668), Commissioner for the Borders (1672–1684), Commissioner of Supply for Haddington (1678, 1685, 1690, 1704), Peebles (1678, 1685), Edinburgh (1690, 1704), Fife (1695, 1704), Berwick (1704); Colonel of the East Lothian Regiment (1685), Captain of the Militia Horse for Haddington and Berwick (1689), Privy Councillor (Scotland) (1689), Sheriff of Haddington (1694–1713) and Commissioner of the Admiralty (Scotland) (1695).
He was also Lord Treasurer
Treasurer of Scotland
The Treasurer was a senior post in the pre-Union government of Scotland, the Privy Council of Scotland.The full title of the post was Lord High Treasurer, Comptroller, Collector-General and Treasurer of the New Augmentation, formed as it was from the amalgamation of four earlier offices...
in 1695. He succeeded his father to the Marquessate in 1697.
He was appointed Lord High Commissioner
Lord High Commissioner
Lord High Commissioner is the style of High Commissioners, i.e. direct representatives of the monarch, in three cases in the Kingdom of Scotland and the United Kingdom, two of which are no longer extant...
to the Scots Parliament
Scots Parliament
Scots Parliament can refer to:* Parliament of Scotland, the pre-1707 legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland* Scottish Parliament, the post-1999 unicameral devolved legislature of Scotland...
in 1704, and was Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a Great Officer of State in pre-Union Scotland.Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower status with the title of Keeper of the Great Seal...
from 1704–05. He led the Squadrone Volante
Squadrone Volante
The so called Squadrone Volante was a seventeenth-century independent and liberal cardinal movement within the Catholic Church. The Squad, protected by Christina of Sweden and led by Cardinal Decio Azzolino, was highly involved in European politics in the second half of the century...
, but ultimately supported the Union. He was appointed one of 18 Scottish representative peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
s in 1707.
His eldest son, Charles (c. 1670–1715), became 3rd marquess. A younger son, Lord John Hay
Lord John Hay (general)
Brigadier-General Lord John Hay was the second son of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale. He served in the British Army under the Duke of Marlborough. He was colonel of the Scots Greys from 1704 to his death....
(d. 1706), commanded the famous regiment of dragoons, afterwards called the Scots Greys
Scots Greys
The Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ....
, at the battle of Ramillies
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies , fought on 23 May 1706, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession. For the Grand Alliance – Austria, England, and the Dutch Republic – the battle had followed an indecisive campaign against the Bourbon armies of King Louis XIV of France in 1705...
and elsewhere.
He had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1666 but expelled in 1685.