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His Lordship's long life was singularly active. Born 

 1st February 1787, he succeeded his father in the marquisate 

 in 1804, while only in his eighth year. At the age of seven- 

 teen he entered the army, serving through the Peninsular 

 campaign as aid-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, by 

 whom he was mentioned in despatches for his bravery. 

 His Lordship was wounded at Busaco ; and at Vittoria the 

 Duke of Wellington presented him with a pair of pistols on 

 the battle field, and gave him the brevet rank of lieutenant- 

 colonel. He returned home invalided in 18 14. In 1842, 

 he went to Madras as Governor and commander-in-chief, 

 and remained in that province till 1848. 



During the interval between 18 14 and 1842, and again 

 after his return from Madras, Lord Tweeddale gave much 

 of his time to the promotion of agriculture. No name is 

 more intimately associated with the prosperity of the 

 Highland Society than that of the noble Marquis. He 

 was admitted a member of the Society at the General 

 Meeting held loth January 1809, ^nd for several years 

 before his death was the second oldest member according- 

 to priority in date of election, the oldest member being Mr 

 Campbell of Sonachan, who joined in 1802, and who died 

 in 1877. In 1820, the Marquis was elected an Extraordi- 

 nary Director, and served in that capacity for three years. 

 He acted as a vice-president during the years 1824, 1825, 

 and 1826, in 1831 and 1832, in 1834 and 1835, in 1837 and 

 1838, in 1840 and 1841. In 1869, as above noted, he was 

 chosen, to succeed the Duke of Buccleuch as President, and 

 served for the usual period of four years. On his retiring 

 from that office, the following resolution was moved at the 

 General Meeting held on 15th January 1873 by the Duke 

 of Buccleuch, and carried by acclamation : ' That the Most 

 Honourable the Marquis of Tweeddale, K.T., having pre- 

 sided over the Society for the period of four consecutive 

 years prescribed by the Bye-laws, the best thanks of the 

 Society are eminently due to his Lordship for his pre- 

 sence at the Edinburgh and Kelso shows, and at many 

 public meetings ; for his reports on the various systems of 

 cultivating land by steam-power in East Lothian, and on 



