# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-hay-8th-marquess-of-tweeddale
# Generated: 2026-08-16T12:02:39.534Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-hay-8th-marquess-of-tweeddale"
name: "George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale"
slug: "george-hay-8th-marquess-of-tweeddale"
description: "Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale,, Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline, 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 Battle of Porto when they crossed the Douro river and routed Marshal Soult's French troops in Porto. Hay also saw action at the Battle of Bussaco and at the Battle of Vitoria. He later served in the War of 1812 and commanded the 100th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Chippawa when he was taken prisoner of war. He went on to become governor of Madras and, at the same time, Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army, in which role he restored the discipline of the army, which had been allowed to fall into a relaxed state."
tagline: "British politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Francis_Grant_(1803-1878)_-_George_Hay_(1787%E2%80%931876)%2C_8th_Marquess_of_Tweeddale%2C_Agriculturist_-_PG_1571_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1787-02-01"
deathDate: "1876-10-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "第八代特威代尔侯爵乔治·海"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "George Hay, 8. Marquess of Tweeddale"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hay_(8e_marquis_de_Tweeddale)"
    title: "George Hay (8e marquis de Tweeddale)"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hay%2C_VIII_marchese_di_Tweeddale"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump