Family and Education
bap. 11 Sept. 1680,Scots Peerage, ix. 81. 1st s. of Hon. Francis Montgomerie, M.P., P.C. [S], of Giffen (2nd s. of Hugh, 7th Earl of Eglintoun [S]) by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Robert Sinclair, 1st Bt., M.P. [S], of Longformacus, Berwick, and wid. of Sir James Primrose of Barnbougle, Linlithgow. educ. Glasgow 1694. m. (contract 28 Sept. 1704) Lady Mary Carmichael, da. of John, 1st Earl of Hyndford [S], 1da. suc. fa. bef. Jan. 1729.
Offices Held
Master of the mint [S] 1710 – d. groom of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales 1714 – 27; gov. New York and New Jersey 1727 – d.
Capt.-lt. 3 Ft. Gds. 1715 – 17, capt. and lt.-col. 1723; left army by 1727.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Giffen, Ayr.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
MONTGOMERIE, John (1680-1731)
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