The Marquess of Tweeddale | |
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.png) In The Sketch, 27 November 1895 | |
| Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs | |
| In office 1878–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Ferguson Davie |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet |
| Member of Parliament for Taunton | |
| In office 1865–1868 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Mills |
| Succeeded by | Edward William Cox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1826 Yester House, Gifford, East Lothian |
| Died | 25 November 1911 (aged 85) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Candida Louisa Bartolucci
(after 1878) |
| Education | Imperial Service College |
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, KT, DL (29 January 1826 – 25 November 1911), known before 1878 as Lord William Hay or Lord William Montagu Hay, was a Scottish landowner, peer and politician. He was born at Yester House, near Gifford, East Lothian, and served in British India as a member of the Bengal Civil Service and later as a Liberal Member of Parliament.
In 1878 he succeeded his brother as Marquess of Tweeddale and as owner of some 40,000 acres in Scotland. He went on to become Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and was appointed a Knight of the Thistle.