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Alexander was about to fight a duel. With a real fear for his life, he asked his brother to honour his memory and "to execute … what I should have done if I had time." http://www.jamesboswell.info/People/biography-86.php Alexander Montgomerie. (1723-1769) (aka. Lord Eglinton, 10th Earl of Eglinton) Lord Eglinton. 10th Earl of Eglinton. Son of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy. Brother of Lady Margaret Macdonald and Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton. Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1750-51. Sometime member of the House of Lords. When in London ( from 1760 to 1763 at the least) he stayed in Queen Street, Mayfair. According to Boswell, he kept a mistress, Ms. or Mrs. Brown, who, in 1763, "had lived with him seven or eight years" (LJ100363). On October 24, 1769 the Lord was shot on his own estate near Ardrossan, Scotland by excise officer Mungo Campbell following a dispute about the latter's right to bear arms on the Earl's grounds. Lord Eglinton died from his wounds on the next day. At the time of his death he was engaged to be married to Jane (or Jean) Montgomerie, daughter of John Maxwell and widow of James Montgomerie of Lainshaw, the brother of Boswell's wife Margaret. (Note 1) A description of the episode that led to his death can be found here (Link) - the article refers to Archibald Montgomerie, the 11th Earl, but all the information is about Alexander Montgomerie, the 10th Earl here mentioned. Life with James Boswell: Lord Eglinton introduced the young James Boswell to the joys of London life during the latter's 1760 stay in the city. After his arrival back in London in 1762, Boswell wanted the Lord to use his influence with Prime Minister Bute to secure him a position in the Guards, and the Lord actually did deliver a letter from Boswell to Bute, but to no avail. (LJ150363, 210363 and Letter to John Johnston 220363) Although Boswell sometimes doubted the lord's sincerity they remained good friends during Boswell's 1762-63 stay in the city, despite occasional misunderstandings (see LJ entry 22/12-1762 and reply from Lord Eglinton). Boswell often dined and slept at the Lord's house, especially during the spring of 1763, and he forgave the Lord for his flaws which (Boswell realized) couldn't be helped. On 24/1-63 Boswell writes about "the love which I cannot help having for this very agreeable nobleman". In his entry for 25/1-63 he quotes one of the longest conversations in his journals, in which he talked with Lord Eglinton about their disagreements and their love for each other. At one point Boswell described "how my heart melted with tenderness, genuine candor, and joy". Boswell was greatly saddened by the death of the Lord in 1769. External links: Notes: Montgomerie family tree - from Stirnet Mungo Campbell - article about Campbell and the circumstances surrounding the death of the 10th Lord Eglinton Eglinton Arms Hotel History - a short history of the conservation village of Eaglesham, which was planned by Lord Eglinton Alexander Montgomerie - at thePeerage.com The family today: The present Earl is Archibald George Montgomerie (b. 1939), son of the 17th Earl Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie (1914-1966). He holds the titles of 18th Earl of Eglinton and 6th Earl of Winton. As several of his predecessors he is an active freemason, who was served as assistant Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. He is a former member of the London Stock Exchange, and currently serves as Chairman of Edinburgh Investment Trust plc. Click here for further information. Note 1: Some info in this article originates from Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee. The Dictionary of National Biography Founded in 1882 by George Smith, Vol. I-XX, XXII. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921-22, available online from www.Ancestry.co.uk - sign up now for a free trial 16. James Hay Lord Boyd, afterwards 15th Earl of Erroll 1751-52 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hay%2C_15th_Earl_of_Erroll James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (20 April 1726–3 July 1778) was the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, 7th GM Scotland 1742-43 [above]. He was born with the name of James Boyd but legally changed it to James Hay in 1758, when he succeeded his great-aunt as Earl of Erroll (his father's titles were attainted and thus, he did not succeed to them). In 1762, he married Isabella Carr and they had four children: Augusta Hay (d. 1822) [whose dau, Augusta m. Frederick FITZ CLARENCE, GM Scotland, 1841-43; see below] George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll (1767–1798) William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll (1772–1819) Lady Margaret Hay (c. 1778–?) http://thepeerage.com/p3643.htm James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll was born on 20 April 1726 in Falkirk, Scotland. 1 He was the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Lady Anne Livingstone. He married, firstly, Rebecca Lockhart, daughter of Alexander Lockhart, Lord Covington, on 15 September 1749. He married, secondly, Isabella Carr, daughter of Sir William Carr, Bt., in 1762. He died on 3 July 1778 at age 52 in Callendar House. 1 < Callendar House, Falkirk, Scotland 22
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll was baptised with the name of James Boyd. He was styled as Lord Boyd between 1728 and 1746. 2 On 1758 his name was legally changed to James Hay. He gained the title of 15th Earl of Erroll on 19 August 1758. Family 1 Rebecca Lockhart b. before 1734, d. 2 May 1761 Child Mary Hay b. b 1761 Family 2 Isabella Carr b. before 1747, d. 3 November 1808 Children 1. Augusta Hay+ d. 23 Jul 1822 2. George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll b. 13 May 1767, d. 14 Jun 1798 3. William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll+ b. 12 Mar 1772, d. 26 Jan 1819 Family 3 - Child Lady Margaret Hay+ b. b 1778 17. George Drummond, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1752-53 > Treasurer of the city, and Lord Provost an unprecedented six times, Drummond laid the foundation stone of the North Bridge, in his earlier days as an accountant he worked on the financial details of the Act of Union of 1707. The prime mover behind the whole campaign of [Edinburgh] civic improvements, commissioned a design from John Adam, and the Trustees accepted his design but awarded the building contract to a consortium of Edinburgh tradesmen rather than to the Adams, and the design was modified before being built http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/drummond_george.htm DRUMMOND, GEORGE, provost of Edinburgh, was born on the 27th of June, 1687. He was the son of George Drummond of Newton, a branch of the noble family of Perth; and was educated at the schools of Edinburgh, where he early displayed superior abilities, particularly in the science of calculation, for which he had a natural predilection, and in which he acquired an almost unequalled proficiency. Nor was this attainment long of being called into use, and that on a very momentous occasion; for, when only eighteen years of age, he was requested by the committee of the Scottish parliament, appointed to examine and settle the national accounts, preparatory to the legislative union of the two kingdoms, to afford his assistance; and it is generally believed that most of the calculations were made by him. So great was the satisfaction which he gave on that occasion to those at the head of the Scottish affairs, that, on the establishment of the excise in 1707, he was appointed accountantgeneral, when he was just twenty years of age. Mr Drummond had early imbibed those political principles which seated the present royal family on the throne; hence he took an active part on the side of government, in the rebellion of 1715. It was to him that ministry owed the first intelligence of the earl of Marr having reached Scotland to raise the standard of insurrection. He fought at the battle of Sheriffmuir, and was the first to apprize the magistrates of Edinburgh of Argyle’s victory; which he did by a letter written on horseback, from the field of battle. On the 10th of February, 1715, Mr Drummond had been promoted to a seat at the board of excise; and on the rebellion being extinguished, he returned to Edinburgh, to the active discharge of his duties. On the 27th April, 1717, he was appointed one of the commissioners of the board of customs. In the same year he was elected treasurer of the city, which office he held for two years. In 1722-23, he was dean of guild, and in 1725, he was raised to the dignity of lord provost. In 1727, he was named one of the commissioners and trustees for improving the fisheries and manufactures of Scotland, and on the 15th October, 1737, he was promoted to be one of the commissioners of excise. No better proof can be given of the high estimation in which Mr Drummond was held by government, than his rapid promotion; although the confidential correspondence which he maintained with Mr Addison, on the affairs of Scotland, was still more honourable to him. The wretched state of poverty and intestine disorder in which Scotland was left by her native princes, when they removed to England, and which was at first aggravated by the union of the kingdoms, called forth the exertion of many of our most patriotic countrymen; and foremost in that honourable band stood George Drummond. To him the city of Edinburgh, in particular, owes much. He was the projector of many of those improvements, which, commenced under his auspices, have advanced with unexampled rapidity; insomuch, that Edinburgh, from a state approaching to decay and ruin, has risen, almost within the recollection of persons now alive, to be one of the finest and most interesting cities in the world. The first great undertaking which Mr Drummond accomplished for the benefit of his native city, was the erection of the royal infirmary. Previous to the establishment of this hospital, the physicians and surgeons of Edinburgh, assisted by other members of the community, had contributed £2,000, with which they instituted an infirmary for the reception of the destitute sick. But Mr Drummond, anxious to secure for the sick poor of the city and neighbourhood, still more extensive aid, attempted to obtain legislative authority for incorporating the contributors as a body politic and corporate. More than ten years, however, elapsed before he brought the public to a just appreciation of his plan. At last he was successful, and an act having been procured, a charter, dated 25th August, 1736, was granted, constituting the contributors an incorporation, with power to erect the royal infirmary, and to purchase lands, and make bye-laws. The foundation stone of this building was laid 2nd August, 1738. It cost nearly £13,000, which was raised by the united contributions of the whole country; the nobility, gentry, and the public bodies all over the kingdom, making donations for this benevolent establishment; while even the farmers, carters, and timber-merchants, united in giving their gratuitous assistance to rear the building. The rebellion of 1745 again called Mr Drummond into active service in the defence of his country and its institutions; and although his most strenuous exertions could not induce the volunteer and other bodies of troops in Edinburgh, to attempt the defence of the city against the rebels, yet, accompanied by a few of the volunteer corps, he retired and joined the royal forces under Sir John Cope, and was present at the unfortunate battle of Prestonpans. After that defeat, he retired with the royal forces to Berwick, where he continued to collect and forward information to government, of the movements of the rebel army. 23
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