Edward Douglas John Hay, 13. Marquess of Tweeddale (* 6. August 1947; † 1. Februar 2005) war ein schottischer Peer, der vor allem für seine Rede in der Oberhausdebatte von 1996 zum bosnischen Bürgerkrieg bekannt wurde.
Leben und Karriere
Edward Douglas John Hay wurde am 6. August 1947 als älterer von Zwillingssöhnen geboren. er besuchte Milton Abbey und das Trinity College, Oxford (BA Hons). Er wurde Versicherungsmakler, bevor er seinem Vater als Marquess nachfolgte.
Tweeddale stammt von George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale ab, dem gemeinsamen Ahnen aller folgender Träger des Titels. Zusammen mit dem Marquessate und dessen nachgeordneter Titel erbte er auch den TItel des Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline.
Er meldete sich selten im House of Lords zu Wort und erreichte nur vorübergehende Prominenz während der Debatte des 28. Oktober 1996 zum Bosnienkrieg und einem folgenden Brief an die Times zu dem Thema.
Lord Tweeddale verstarb am 1. Februar 2005 im Alter von 57 Jahren. Seinen Titel erbte sein Zwillingsbruder David Hay.
Familie
The Hays of Yester were possibly related to the Hay earls of Erroll, who held prominent ceremonial office under the Scottish Crown. The 13th Marquess is a descendant of King Charles II of England and Scotland, via his maternal grandmother Lady Joan Capel, later Viscountess Ingleby.
The 13th Marquess was the eldest of five sons of David Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921–1979), and his first son (and elder twin son) by his first wife Hon. Sonia Peake, daughter of Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby.
The Marquess died unmarried, and was succeeded by his twin brother, Lord Charles David Montagu Hay, thus becoming one of the few British aristocrats to be succeeded by a younger twin. The next heir is their youngest fraternal brother Lord Alastair Hay, styled Master of Tweeddale as heir presumptive.
Since none of the three brothers (sons of the 12th Marquess's first marriage) are married, the next in succession are their two half-brothers, sons of the 12th Marquess's second marriage.
Nachfolge von Zwillingsbrüdern als Peers
The 13th Marquess's distinction is largely in being one of the few British peers to be succeeded by a younger twin brother. Similarly, the 3rd Earl of Durham (1855–1928 was succeeded in 1928 by his younger twin brother, the 4th Earl (1855–1929). The 3rd Viscount Knutsford (1855–1935) also succeeded an older twin, the 2nd Viscount (1855–1931 dspm) on 27 July 1931.
Although the 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow and the 1st Baron Glendevon (formerly Lord John Hope) were twins, both were succeeded by their sons.
Weblinks
- Lord Tweeddale
- Lord Tweeddale spoke on the Bosnian civil war in the House of Lords debate.
Lord Tweeddale's death:
- Paul Theroff's King James VI & I files
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