Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton

Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton (1613–1669), was the son of Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton and Anne Livingstone. A student of Glasgow University, 1628; he opposed Charles I's ecclesiastical policy. He was a colonel under Leslie at the Battle of Newburn. He failed to seize Tynemouth in 1640. He was engaged in northern campaign under Middleton in 1646. He was defeated by Huntly at the Battle of Aberdeen (1646), He was disqualified for public service until 1660 for being accessory to the Engagement. He was taken prisoner in 1651 by the English and excepted from Cromwell's Act of Grace in 1654.

Hugh married Anne Hamilton in 1631, but she died soon after giving birth to a daughter, Anna Montgomerie. In 1635 he married Mary Leslie.

His daughter Lady Margaret married the second Earl of Loudoun and was the mother of Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun (c. 1675 – 1731).

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Montgomerie, Hugh (1613-1669)". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 894.

Further reading

• Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1894). "Montgomerie, Hugh (1613-1669)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 306–307. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help) (7th Earl)