Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (10 February 172325 October 1769), was a Scottish peer.
Eglinton was the son of The 9th Earl of Eglinton. His mother, who was the third wife of the 9th Earl, was Susanna, Countess of Eglinton, the society beauty. He was the Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1750 to 1751.
Lord Eglinton was one of the first of the Scottish landowners to carry out improvements on his estates. The Earl died from his abdominal wounds late that evening. Campbell was convicted of murder but died by his own hand before the sentence could be carried out.
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File:1769 Murder of 10th Earl of Eglinton.JPG|A panel from the coach in which the 10th Earl travelled during the Mungo Campbell incident.
File:10th Earl of Eglinton, 1769 carriage panel.JPG|The outside facing side of the panel from the coach in which the 10th Earl travelled during the Mungo Campbell incident.
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References
External links
- Alexander Montgomerie (1723–1769) at James Boswell – a Guide