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Authorised form of nameHay; Arthur (1824 - 1878); 9th Marquess of Tweeddale
Other forms of surnameWalden
Dates1824 - 1878
NationalityBritish
Place of birthYester, Lothian, Scotland
Date of birth09 November 1824
Place of deathWalden Cottage, Chislehurst, Kent
Date of death29 December 1878
Research fieldBotany
Ornithology
ActivityCareer:
Commission in the Grenadier Guards (1841); Aide-de-Camp to his father, Madras, India; travelled extensively in India; served in the Crimean War; retired from service; began his ornithological collections
Memberships:
FZS (President)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election08/06/1871
RelationshipsSecond son of George, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale; took the title Viscount Walden (1862); succeeded his father (1876); married twice
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1879 vol 29 pp xxv-xxvii
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/58609054
CodeNA8328
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1871/14Hay, Arthur, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/9/373Letter from Lord Walden, Chislehurst, to [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]7 May 1872
MC/9Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1870-June 1873
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