Robert Monteith (1812 – 31 March 1884), DL, JP, was a Scottish politician and philanthropist, Deputy Lieutenant for the

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Family

Robert Monteith was born in

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, the only son of

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(d. 1848), twice Lord Provost of Glasgow and MP for

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, and his first wife, Christian Cameron. He was educated at Glasgow University and

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, where he was a member of the

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. He converted to the

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in 1846 and was a prominent Christian socialist. He married Wilhelmina Anne Mellish daughter of Joseph Mellish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire. They lived at

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. Their son was: *

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Their daughter was: *Mary Frances Monteith, she married Francis Ernest Kerr, son of Reverend Lord Henry Francis Charles Kerr, younger son of William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, and Louisa Dorothea Hope, daughter of General The Hon Sir

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He died at Carstairs House on 31 March 1884.

Career

He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lanarkshire on 27 October 1855. On 9 February 1870 he accompanied David Urquhart to a private audience with

Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...

.David Urquhart, Robert Monteith and the Catholic Church: A Search for Justice and Peace, Bernard Aspinwall. ''Innes Review'', Volume 31, Edinburgh University Press, 1 Jan 1980

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monteith, Robert 1812 births 1884 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire Scottish Roman Catholics Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Converts to Roman Catholicism from Anglicanism