Edward Douglas John Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (6 August 1947 – 1 February 2005), was a Scottish aristocrat best known for his speech in the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...

debate (1996) on the Bosnian War. Edward Douglas John Hay was born on 6 August 1947 as the elder of twin sons. He was educated at Milton Abbey and

Trinity College, Oxford (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) , named_for = The Holy Trinity , established = , sister_college = Churchill College, Cambridge , president = Dame Hilary Boulding , location = Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH , coordinates ...

(BA Hons). He became an insurance broker before succeeding his father in the marquessate. Tweeddale was descended from

George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1 February 1787 – 10 October 1876) was a British soldier and administrator. He served as a staff officer in the Peninsular War under Arthur Wellesley and was with Wellesley at the Second B ...

, the common ancestor of all subsequent holders of the title. Along with the marquessate and its subsidiary titles he succeeded as Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline. He rarely spoke in the

and only achieved fleeting prominence during the Bosnian War debate (28 October 1996) and a subsequent letter to ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...

'' on this subject. Lord Tweeddale died on 1 February 2005, aged 57, and was succeeded by his younger twin brother Charles Hay.

Family details

The 13th Marquess was the eldest of five sons of

David Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(1921–1979), and his first son (and elder twin son) by his first wife Hon. Sonia Peake, daughter of

Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby, PC (30 December 1897 – 11 October 1966) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Minister of National Insurance and then as Minister of Pensions and National Insurance from 1951 to 1955. ...

. The Marquess died unmarried, and was succeeded by his twin brother, Lord Charles, thus becoming one of the few British aristocrats to be succeeded by a younger twin. The next heir is their youngest brother Lord Alistair Hay, styled Master of Tweeddale as heir presumptive. Since none of the three brothers (sons of the 12th Marquess's first marriage) is married, the next in succession are their two half-brothers, sons of the 12th Marquess's second marriage. The two half-brothers are also twins, but the older of the two, Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay, is the only one with issue.

Twin brothers succeeding as peers

The 13th Marquess is remembered chiefly for 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 Viscount Knutsford, of Knutsford in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. History It was created in 1895 for the lawyer, Conservative politician and former Secretary of State for the Colonies, Henr ...

(1855–1935) also succeeded an older twin, the 2nd Viscount (1855–1931 dspm) on 27 July 1931. Although the 3rd

Marquess of Linlithgow Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 October 1902 for John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun. The current holder of the title is Adrian Hope. This ...

and the 1st

Baron Glendevon Baron Glendevon, of Midhope in the County of Linlithgow, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 July 1964 for the Conservative politician Lord John Hope. He was the younger twin son of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess ...

(formerly Lord John Hope) were twins, both were succeeded by their sons.

References

Lord Tweeddale
shows Lord Tweeddale's ancestry.

in the House of Lords debate. Lord Tweeddale's death:

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tweeddale, Edward Hay, 13th Marquess of 1947 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Scottish people 21st-century Scottish people People educated at Milton Abbey School Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Scottish twins 13 Politicians of the Bosnian War

Tweeddale Tweeddale (Scottish Gaelic: ''Srath Thuaidh/Tuaidhdail'') is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders council area in south-eastern Scotland. It had also been a province in the Middle Ages. From 1975 to 1996 it was a local ...