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portrait by gerard soest . queen anne queen anne 1668-1689 the earl of seafield the duke of queensberry the earl of seafield the duke of argyll 20 april , 1713 -lrb- aged 68 -rrb- charles , john kingdom of scotland squadrone volante lord parliament of scotland chancellor of scotland lord high commissioner to the 1645 1704 1704 lady mary maitland colonel john hay , 2nd marquess of tweeddale.jpg john hay , 2nd marquess of tweeddale
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john hay , 2nd marquess of tweeddale

john hay , 2nd marquess of tweeddale -lrb- 1645 -- 20 april 1713 -rrb- was a scottish nobleman .
hay was the eldest son of john hay , 1st marquess of tweeddale and his wife , jean , daughter of walter scott , 1st earl of buccleuch .
in 1666 , at highgate in london , he married lady mary maitland , daughter of john maitland , 1st duke of lauderdale -lrb- 1616 -- 82 -rrb- .
however , lauderdale set himself against hay , who was forced to leave for the continent and did not regain his position until lauderdale 's death in 1682 .
he was colonel of the militia regiment of foot in co haddington -lrb- 1668 -- 1674 -rrb- and linlithgow and peebles -lrb- 1682 -rrb- .
he was burgess of edinburgh -lrb- 1668 -rrb- , commissioner for the borders -lrb- 1672 -- 1684 -rrb- , commissioner of supply for haddington -lrb- 1678 , 1685 , 1690 , 1704 -rrb- , peebles -lrb- 1678 , 1685 -rrb- , edinburgh -lrb- 1690 , 1704 -rrb- , fife -lrb- 1695 , 1704 -rrb- , berwick -lrb- 1704 -rrb- ; colonel of the east lothian regiment -lrb- 1685 -rrb- , captain of the militia horse for haddington and berwick -lrb- 1689 -rrb- , privy councillor -lrb- scotland -rrb- -lrb- 1689 -rrb- , sheriff of haddington -lrb- 1694 -- 1713 -rrb- and commissioner of the admiralty -lrb- scotland -rrb- -lrb- 1695 -rrb- .
he was also lord treasurer in 1695 .
he succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1697 .
he was appointed lord high commissioner to the scots parliament in 1704 , and was lord chancellor of scotland from 1704 -- 05 .
he led the squadrone volante , but ultimately supported the union .
he was appointed one of 18 scottish representative peers in 1707 .
his eldest son , charles -lrb- c. 1670 -- 1715 -rrb- , succeeded him as 3rd marquess .
a younger son , lord john hay -lrb- d. 1706 -rrb- , commanded the famous regiment of dragoons , afterwards called the scots greys , at the battle of ramillies and elsewhere .
he had been elected a fellow of the royal society in 1666 but was expelled in 1685 .
