Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, 1st Earl of Winton, KT, PC (29 September 18124 October 1861), styled Lord Montgomerie from 1814 to 1819, was a British

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politician. He was

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in 1852 and again from 1858 to 1859.

Background and education

Eglinton was born in

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, Sicily, the son of Major-General Archibald Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie (30 July 17734 January 1814), the eldest son of

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. His mother was Lady Mary Montgomerie (died 1848), daughter of General

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. He was educated at

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. As a pastime he enjoyed playing

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. One of his playing partners was

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Political career

Eglinton was a staunch

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. In 1846, he was a whip in the House of Lords; on 28 May 1846, he spoke against the Corn Importation Bill; in May 1848 he opposed the Jewish Disabilities Bill. In February 1852, he became

under the

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. He retired with the ministry in the following December. When Derby returned to office in February 1858 he was again appointed Lord-Lieutenant, and he discharged the duties of this post until June 1859. In this year he was created

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, an earldom which had been held by his kinsfolk, the Setons, from 1600 until 1716, when George Seton, 5th Earl of Wintoun, was deprived of his honours for

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. Anstruther gives the date for this creation as 1840. The Earl's kinswoman, Georgina Talbot, in celebration of the restoration of the title, gave the slightly altered name 'Winton' then in

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now

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to a residential development in

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, which she was creating at this time. He died at Mount Melville House, near St. Andrews, on 4 October 1861, and was buried in the family vault at

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, on 11 October 1861.

Horse racing

Lord Eglinton's main object of interest for some years was the turf; he kept a large racing stud and won success and reputation in the sporting world. His most successful horse was

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which won The Derby and

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in 1849.

The Eglinton Tournament

In 1839, Lord Eglinton's name became more widely known in connection with the

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. This took place at Eglinton castle and is said to have cost him £30,000 or £40,000. Contemporary ridicule is better remembered today than it successes. It was partly spoiled by the unfavourable weather, the rain falling in torrents, but it was a real tournament, participants having attended regular training during the course of the year prior and lances being broken in the orthodox way. Prince Louis Napoleon (

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) and Lady Seymour, a granddaughter of

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and the wife of Lord Seymour, afterwards 12th Duke of Somerset, took part. A list of the challengers with an account of the jousts and the mêlée will be found in the volume on the tournament written by the Reverend John Richardson, with drawings by James Henry Nixon (1843). It was also described in

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's ''Endymion''.

Family

Lord Eglinton married, firstly, on 17 February 1841
Theresa Howe Cockerell, née Newcomen
widow o
Captain Richard Howe Cockerell RN
(1798–1839, buried Park St, Calcutta). Mrs Cockerell was an illegitimate daughter (out of 8 children) of

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(1776–1825) and his long-term mistress Harriet Holland. Theresa Newcomen was born in

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in 1809, and died on 16 December 1853 at Eglinton Castle. They had the following children: *

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(3 December 184130 August 1892) * Lady Egidia Montgomerie (c. 184313 January 1880) -

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* Hon. Seton Montolieu Montgomerie (15 May 184626 November 1883) who left daughters *

George Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton George Arnulph Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton, 3rd Earl of Winton (23 February 1848 – 10 August 1919) was the third and youngest son of Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, ...

(23 February 184810 August 1919), ancestor of the present Earl According to Eglinton's entry in the

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, as cite
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this marriage was the great mistake of his life. However, his stepdaughter Anna Theresa Cockerell (1836–1912), aided by her mother's second marriage, went on to marry

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. After Theresa's death in December 1853, her widower married, secondly, the Hon. Adela Caroline Harriett, daughter of

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, in 1858. They had the following children: * Lady Sybil Amelia Montgomerie (died 3 February 1932) * Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie (died

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, Buckinghamshire, 18 June 1928), married

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. Lady Adela died in December 1860, aged only 32. Lord Eglinton survived her by less than a year and died in October 1861, aged 49. He was succeeded by his eldest son

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. A statue of Lord Eglinton was erected in

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, Dublin in 1866 and was destroyed in an explosion by the IRA in 1958.

Notes

Attribution: * *

References

* * Anstruther, Ian (1986). ''The Knight and the Umbrella''. Gloucester : Alan Sutton. . *

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, ''Memorials of the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton'' (1859).

External links

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peerage.com Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton

''The Eglinton tournament: dedicated to the Earl of Eglinton''
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