George Montgomerie (30 August 1712 – 26 March 1766) was a British

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. He was born the eldest son of George Montgomerie of

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, Essex and educated at

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(1728-31), the

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(1731) and St. John’s College, Cambridge (1732). He served as a

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( Whig (MP) for

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between 20 November 1759 and 27 March 1761.. He was also the

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for 1759–60. He died in 1766. He had married Catherine, the daughter of Jacob Sawbridge, MP and had one daughter, who married Crisp Molineux, MP.

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1712 births 1766 deaths People from Horndon-on-the-Hill People educated at Eton College Members of the Middle Temple Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Ipswich British MPs 1754–1761 High Sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub