Montgomery Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Montgomery, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2011.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of Skelmorly, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in January 1628 for Robert Montgomery. The sixth Baronet was one of the original Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
. The title became dormant on his death in 1735.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of Magbie Hill in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 28 May 1774 for William Montgomery. The second Baronet represented Peeblesshire
in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1831.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of Stanhope in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1766 for the Scottish lawyer and politician James Montgomery
. The second Baronet represented Peeblesshire in Parliament. The third Baronet represented both Peebles and Peebles and Selkirk
in Parliament. He assumed the additional surname of Graham. The seventh Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Kinross-shire. He assumed the surname of Purvis-Russell-Montgomery in 1906 and Purvis-Russell-Hamilton-Montgomery in 1933. The eighth and ninth Baronet have used the surname Montgomery only. The ninth Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of The Hall in the County of Donegal, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 October 1808 for Conyngham Montgomery, Member of Parliament
for Mitchell
, Donegal
and Yarmouth
. The second Baronet was sworn of the Privy Council
in 1876. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1939.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of Skelmorly, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in January 1628 for Robert Montgomery. The sixth Baronet was one of the original Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
Scottish representatives to the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain were not elected but co-opted in 1707 from the Commissioners of the last Parliament of Scotland.-Legal background to the composition of the 1st Parliament:...
. The title became dormant on his death in 1735.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of Magbie Hill in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 28 May 1774 for William Montgomery. The second Baronet represented Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Peeblesshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1831.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of Stanhope in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1766 for the Scottish lawyer and politician James Montgomery
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet
Sir James William Montgomery, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician and judge.Called to the bar in 1743, he was sheriff of Peeblesshire from 1748 and joint Solicitor General for Scotland from 1760, holding the office solely from 1764. He was promoted to Lord Advocate in 1766. He was created Lord...
. The second Baronet represented Peeblesshire in Parliament. The third Baronet represented both Peebles and Peebles and Selkirk
Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Peebles and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- Boundaries :...
in Parliament. He assumed the additional surname of Graham. The seventh Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Kinross-shire. He assumed the surname of Purvis-Russell-Montgomery in 1906 and Purvis-Russell-Hamilton-Montgomery in 1933. The eighth and ninth Baronet have used the surname Montgomery only. The ninth Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.
The Montgomery Baronetcy, of The Hall in the County of Donegal, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 October 1808 for Conyngham Montgomery, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Mitchell
Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder...
, Donegal
Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament .-Boundaries:This constituency comprised the whole of County Donegal...
and Yarmouth
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
. The second Baronet was sworn of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1876. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1939.
Montgomery Baronets, of Skelmorly (1628)
- Sir Robert Montgomery, 1st Baronet (d. 1651
- Sir Robert Montgomery, 2nd Baronet (d. 1654)
- Sir Robert Montgomery, 3rd Baronet (d. 1684)
- Sir James Montgomery, 4th Baronet (d. 1694)
- Sir Robert Montgomery, 5th Baronet (d. 1731)
- Sir Hugh Montgomery, 6th Baronet (c. 1663–1735)
Montgomery Baronets, of Magbie Hill (1774)
- Sir William Montgomery, 1st Baronet (1717–1788)
- Sir George Montgomery, 2nd Baronet (1765–1831)
Montgomery, later Graham-Montgomery, later Purvis-Russell-Montgomery, later Purvis-Russell-Hamilton-Montgomery, later Montgomery Baronets, of Stanhope (1766)
- Sir James Montgomery, 1st BaronetSir James Montgomery, 1st BaronetSir James William Montgomery, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician and judge.Called to the bar in 1743, he was sheriff of Peeblesshire from 1748 and joint Solicitor General for Scotland from 1760, holding the office solely from 1764. He was promoted to Lord Advocate in 1766. He was created Lord...
(1721–1803) - Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet (1766–1839)
- Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet (1823–1901)
- Sir James Graham-Montgomery, 4th Baronet (1850–1902)
- Sir Basil Templer Graham-Montgomery, 5th Baronet (1852–1928)
- Sir Charles Percy Graham-Montgomery, 6th Baronet (6 September 1855 – 1 April 1930). Graham-Montgomery was an English clergyman. He was the son of Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet, and Alice Hope Johnstone. He was educated at WinchesterWinchester CollegeWinchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Emmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, graduating B.A.Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1880 and M.A. in 1884. Ordained deacon in 1880, and priest in 1883, he held a succession of clerical posts, ending as the Vicar of St. John's, TauntonTauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
from 1903 until his retirement to Stobo CastleStobo CastleStobo Castle is located at Stobo in the Scottish Borders, in the former county of Peeblesshire. The Manor of Stobo was originally owned by the Balfour family. It became the family seat of the Graham-Montgomery Baronets from 1767. The building of the present castle began in 1805 and was completed in...
in 1915. He succeeded in the baronetcy on 4 October 1928. Graham-Montgomery married, firstly, Minnie Gertrude Compton Walker, daughter of Major-General Chamberlain Walker, in 1887. They had two children: Captain Graham John Early Graham-Montgomery (1894 – 24 April 1917) and Percy Cecil Graham-Montgomery (6 September 1898 – 21 April 1915). He married, secondly, Rose Kathleen Sullivan, daughter of Peter John Sullivan, in 1923. They had no children.- Graham John Early Graham-Montgomery (1894–1917)
- Sir Henry James Purvis-Russell-Hamilton-Montgomery, 7th Baronet (1859–1947)
- Sir Basil Purvis Russell Montgomery, 8th Baronet (1884–1964)
- Sir Basil Henry David Montgomery, 9th Baronet (b. 1931)
Montgomery Baronets, of The Hall (1808)
- Sir (Henry) Conyngham Montgomery, 1st Baronet (1765–1830)
- Sir Henry Conyngham Montgomery, 2nd Baronet (1803–1878)
- Sir Alexander Leslie Montgomery, 3rd Baronet (1807–1888)
- Sir Hugh Conyngham Gaston Montgomery, 4th Baronet (1847–1915)
- Sir Alexander Montgomery, 5th Baronet (1859–1939)