Sir James Monteath (7 September 1847 – 18 April 1929) was a Scottish administrator in British India. He was the acting governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 5 September 1903 to 12 December 1903. Monteath was born in

Lockerbie Lockerbie (, gd, Locarbaidh) is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. It is about from Glasgow, and from the border with England. The United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The town ...

, the son of Thomas Monteath. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's College, Belfast before passing the Indian Civil Service examination in 1868. He served as a Member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the

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. He was married to Amelia Hunter for 54 years. They had three daughters and four sons, including Sir

David Monteath Sir David Taylor Monteath (7 April 1887 – 27 September 1961) was a British civil servant, working at the India Office in London, who was the last Permanent Under Secretary of State for India and Burma before independence meant that the post ...

and

John Monteath John Monteath (9 October 1878 – 11 June 1955) was an Irish first-class cricketer and colonial official in British India. Monteath was the son of Sir James Monteath, a colonial administrator in British India. He was educated at Clifton ...

, who also served in British India as colonial administrators.

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1847 births 1929 deaths People from Lockerbie Governors of Bombay Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Members of the Bombay Legislative Council {{UK-diplomat-stub