Sir James Montgomery 2nd Bart.
Profile & Legacies Summary
9th Oct 1766 - 27th May 1839
Claimant or beneficiary
Biography
- Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet, Lord Advocate for Scotland 1804-6, MP for Peebleshire (1800-31), brother-in-law of Robert Nutter Campbell (q.v.) for whom he was trustee (presumably of his wedding settlement). Son of Sir James Montgomery (d. 1803), who had kept a black servant called Hannibal. Robert Nutter Campbell married Margaret Montgomery 01/09/1791. All his property was left to his eldest son, successor and residuary legatee, Graham Montgomery (1823-1901), Conservative Member for Peeblesshire, 1852-68, and Selkirkshire and Peeblesshire, 1868-80.
Sources
T71/880 Grenada claim no. 780 (Carriere).
- and [both accessed 04/02/2013].
Further Information
Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
Sir James Montgomery
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Spouse
(1) Lady Elizabeth Douglas (1804) (2) Helen Graham (1816)
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Children
With (1) Helen Anne, Elizabeth, James. With (2) Anne, Margaret Fleming, Sir Graham-Graham, John Basil, Thomas Henry
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Occupation
Lawyer
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Associated Claims (1)
Associated Estates (1)
The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
- SD - Association Start Date
- SY - Association Start Year
- EA - Earliest Known Association
- ED - Association End Date
- EY - Association End Year
- LA - Latest Known Association
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1834 [EA] - → Trustee
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Legacies Summary
MP
Conservative
election →
Peeblesshire Peeblesshire 1800 - 1831
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Relationships (1)