George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig

George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, OBE , DL (born 15 March 1918), styled Viscount Dawick before 1928, succeeded to the Earldom of Haig on the death of his father, Field Marshal the 1st Earl Haig, on 28 January 1928. In 1937 he was a Page of Honour to King George VI at his coronation. He was educated at Stowe and at Oxford University, receiving a BA in 1939 and a MA in 1950. Haig served in the Second World War and was for some time a prisoner of war. In 1977 he was dubbed a Knight of the Order of St John.

In 2000 he wrote the autobiography, My Father's Son. Haig is also a distinguished artist and an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy.

Lord Haig has three children:#The Lady Adrienne Haig #The Lady Vivienne Haig #Alexander, Viscount Dawick

The family motto is "Tyde what may", which refers to a 13th century poem predicting that there would always be a Haig in Bemersyde. His heir is Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, Viscount Dawick.