George Hay, 8th Marquis of Tweeddale, (February 1, 1787 - October 10, 1876) was a Scottish soldier and administrator who rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the British Army. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ...

George Hay was born in Bonnington, Scotland is 1787. He succeeded his father to the Marquisate of Tweeddale (1804) who had been imprisoned until his death by Napoleon in France. Bonnington is a small village on the edge of the Romney Marsh in England. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

He fought in the Anglo-American War of 1812. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. ...

He married Susan, daughter of the 5th Duke of Manchester (1816) and fathered both the 9th and 10th Marquesses.

Lord Tweeddale was admitted to the Order_of_the_Thistle as a knight in 1820. James VII ordained the modern Order. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Professionally, Tweeddale rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the army and was Governor of Madras in India. Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu a former province of British India, with its capital at the Indian city of Madras (now Chennai): see Madras Presidency a type of fabric which first originated there. ...

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

Marquess of Tweeddale is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. ... Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale Viscount Walden (November 9, 1824 - December 29, 1878) was a Scottish soldier and ornithologist. ...