12th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie

1739 - 1819  (80 years)

• Name	Hugh Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
  Title	12th Earl of Eglinton
  Birth	5 Nov 1739	Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 6, 7]
  	Boutrie Hill
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	1756  [6]
  	Commissioned; Fought American War of Independence
  Occupation	Between 1780 and 1781	Ayrshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Member of Parliament
  Occupation	Between 1784 and 1789	Ayrshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Member of Parliament
  Occupation	Between 1796 and 1819	Ayrshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire
  Fact 2	1797	Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Started Eglinton Castle
  Fact 3	1814  [8]
  	Knight of the Thistle
  Occupation	Amateur Cellist and Composer  [8]
  Title	13th Lord Montgomery
  Title	1st Baron Ardrossan
  Death	14 Dec 1819	Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 4, 6, 7]
  	Eglinton Castle
  Person ID	I5694	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Seton Montgomerie,   b. Bef 1720   d. 28 Dec 1783, Scotland (Age > 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lillas Montgomerie,   b. 1715, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 18 Nov 1783, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Jun 1735	Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland   [2, 5, 18, 19, 23]
  Family ID	F2888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Countess of Eglinton Eleanora Hamilton,   b. 1750, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 17 Jan 1817, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1772	Scotland   [6, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Lord Montgomery Archibald Montgomerie,   b. 30 Jul 1773, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 4 Jan 1814, Alicante, Pais Valenciano, Spain (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Hon Roger Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1775, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Jan 1792, Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Lady Jane Montgomerie,   b. 1775, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 23 Feb 1860, Bath, Somerset, England (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Lady Lilias Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1775, Scotland d. 10 Sep 1845, Scotland (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Nov 1739 - Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1780 and 1781 - Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1784 and 1789 - Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire - Between 1796 and 1819 - Ayrshire, Scotland Fact 2 - Started Eglinton Castle - 1797 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Death - 14 Dec 1819 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Montgomerie, Hugh (1460-1545) AND Montgomerie, Hugh (1540-1585) AND Montgomerie, Alexander (1381-1470) AND Montgomerie, Alexander (1546-1611) AND Montgomerie, Alexander Seton (1588-1661) AND Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819) Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22
  		Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819) Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22

  
  

  Histories

  Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819) Website link to article in "Wikipedia"

  
  

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  Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819) 12 Earl of Eglinton

  
  

  Folios		A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland Sir Bernard Burke 1861 Page 633 Montgomery of Skelmorlie
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 137-141 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Skelmorlie

  
  

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