Roger Montgomerie

Roger Montgomerie, JP DL, (22 October 1828 – 25 October 1880)^[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Roger Montgomerie MP JP DL
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire
In office 10 February 1874 – 12 April 1880
Preceded by	William Finnie
Succeeded by	Robert Cochran-Patrick
Personal details
Born	(1828-01-22)22 January 1828
Died	25 October 1880(1880-10-25) (aged 52)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Parent(s)	William Eglinton Montgomerie Susanna Fraser Anderson

Born 22 October 1828, 4th son of 9 children to William Eglinton Montgomerie and Susanna Fraser Anderson^[2]

Montgomerie was elected MP for North Ayrshire in 1874, but did not stand for re-election at the next election in 1880.^[3]

Having been educated at Rugby School,^[2] Montgomerie entered St. John’s College, Cambridge 23 November 1846 and obtained a B.A. in 1851 and M.A. in 1854. He was admitted into the Faculty of Advocates as an Advocate of the Scotch Bar in 1852 being Advocate-Depute in 1858, 1868 and 1874–1880.^[4] He was Deputy Clerk of the Register, Justice of the Peace for Ayrshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire.^[5]

A member of the Lodge Mother Kilwinning and Proxy Master Grand Lodge, he was nominated and elected to office for 1878 and presided over the annual Christmas festivities at the Eglinton Arms' Hall in Kilwinning, when he proposed in succession of the visiting lodges.^[6]

Described as having many amiable qualities, he was greatly respected by his political opponents as by the party which he did his best to serve. His leisure time was devoted to the cultivation of the fine arts, being very proficient in carving on wood, and in painting in oil and water colours.^[2]

Montgomerie died of typhoid fever,^[2] unmarried on 25 October 1880 at Annick Lodge, Ayrshire,^[7] the family home and is buried in the family grave alongside his paternal grandparents, parents, aunt, sister Elizabeth and brother John Eglinton Montgomerie in Dreghorn Churchyard and New Cemetery, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 3)
2. Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald 20 October 1880, Page 4 column 4 in online database Find My Past (subscription required) accessed 20 August 2019
3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
4. ’’Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900’’: ‘’’’, in online database Ancestry (subscription required), accessed 10 August 2019
5. "Rodger Montgomerie". The Peerage. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
6. Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald 28 December 1878, page 5 column 5 in online database Find My Past (subscription required) accessed 20 August 2019
7. ’’Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936’’ in online database Ancestry (subscription required) accessed 19 August 2019

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Roger Montgomerie

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Finnie	Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire 1874 – 1880	Succeeded by Robert Cochran-Patrick