Montgomerie, Archibald
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1738-43, 1760s | ||
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| Location | |||
| Vocation | Army officer and politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Ayreshire | ||
| Marriage | Jean Lindsay (d.1778); Frances Twysden | ||
| Issue | 2 daughters | ||
| Place of birth | Source | History of Parliament Online; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
11th Earl of Eglintoun. After attending grammar school in Scotland, continued education at: Eton College (1738-41). Winchester (1741), and at private schools in Berwick and London (1742-3). Montgomerie then joined army where he rose through the ranks. Elected MP for Ayrshire in 1761 but defeated in election of 1768. Made governor of Dumbarton Castle (1764). Died 1796.
