| Authorised form of name | Hay; John (1645 - 1713); 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale; army officer |
| Dates | 1645 - 1713 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1645 |
| Place of death | Devonport Dockyard, Devonport, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 20 April 1713 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, Europe |
| Activity | Career:
Colonel of the Militia Regiment of Foot in Co Haddington (1668-1674), Linlithgow and Peebles (1682); 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); Commissioner of the Admiralty (Scotland) (1695); High Commissioner to the Scottish Parliament (1704); Lord High Chancellor (1705-1706); chosen one of the 16 representative Scottish peers (1707)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/05/1666 |
| Proposer | Sir Robert Moray |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 22 July 1685 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Expelled due to non-payment of arrears |
| Relationships | Parents: John Hay, 1st Marquis of Tweeddale (FRS 1664), and Jean Scott; succeeded his father (1697)
Married: Mary Maitland
Children: five, including Charles Hay, 3rd Marquis of Tweeddale
Additional relatives: Jon Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe (FRS 1707) |
| OtherInfo | Hay was not involved in the work of the Society. He was head of a political party known as 'Squadrone Volante', which was not vocal on its opinion on a Scottish-English union until they ultimately voted for it. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC; Hunter
Notes:
GEC gives place of death as Yester. Previously styled Lord Yester. |
| Code | NA5770 |