Family and Education
b. Oct. 1721, 2nd s. of William Montgomery, adv., of Macbie Hill, Peebles by Barbara, da. of Robert Rutherford of Bowland, Edinburgh. educ. West Linton parish sch.; Edin. Univ.; adv. 1743. m. 2 Apr. 1763, Margaret, da. and h. of Robert Scott of Killearn, Stirling, 4s. 3da. cr. Bt. 16 July 1801.
Offices Held
Solicitor for bishops’ tithes 1746 – 66; sheriff-depute Peeblesshire 1748 – 60; joint solicitor-gen. [S] Apr. 1760–4, solicitor-gen. June 1764–6; ld. adv. Apr. 1766–75; trustee for fisheries and manufactures 1769; chief baron of Exchequer [S] May 1775-Apr. 1801.
Main residence: The Whim and Stanhope, Peebles.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
MONTGOMERY, James (1721-1803)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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