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Roger Montgomerie, , (22 October 1828 – 25 October 1880) was a British
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politician. Born 22 October 1828, 4th son of 9 children to William Eglinton Montgomerie and Susanna Fraser Anderson''Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald 20 October 1880, Page 4 column 4'

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Montgomerie was elected MP for North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Ayrshire in 1874, but did not stand for re-election at the next election in 1880. Having been educated at
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, Montgomerie entered St. John’s College, Cambridge 23 November 1846 and obtained a B.A. in 1851 and M.A. in 1854. He was admitted into the
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as an Advocate of the Scotch Bar in 1852 being Advocate-Depute in 1858, 1868 and 1874–1880. He was Deputy Clerk of the Register,
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for Ayrshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire. A member of the
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and Proxy Master Grand Lodge, he was nominated and elected to office for 1878 and presided over the annual Christmas festivities at the Eglinton Arms' Hall in Kilwinning, when he proposed in succession of the visiting lodges. Described as having many amiable qualities, he was greatly respected by his political opponents as by the party which he did his best to serve. His leisure time was devoted to the cultivation of the fine arts, being very proficient in carving on wood, and in painting in oil and water colours. Montgomerie died of
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fever, unmarried on 25 October 1880 at Annick Lodge, Ayrshire,’’Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936’â

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the family home and is buried in the family grave alongside his paternal grandparents, parents, aunt, sister Elizabeth and brother John Eglinton Montgomerie in
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Churchyard and New Cemetery, North
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* 1828 births 1880 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Ayrshire and Arran Deputy Lieutenants of Ayrshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912) UK MPs 1874–1880 {{Conservative-UK-MP-1820s-stub