Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet | |
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portrait by John Smart | |
| Born | October 1721 |
| Died | 2 April 1803 (aged 81–82) |
| Occupation | Judge, politician |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Scott |
| Children | 7, including Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet |
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Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet Stanhope, FRSE (1721 – 2 April 1803) was a Scottish advocate, judge, country landowner, agriculturalist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1766 to 1775. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.