435, 459, 483 (1868).
MONTEFIORE, JOSEPH BARRON (son of Eleazor Montefiore and a
cousin of sir M. Montefiore). _b._ 1802; in partnership with his
brother Jacob Montefiore, acquired town allotments in Adelaide,
South Australia, which became very valuable; founder of the West
London synagogue, the place of worship of the reform section of
Jewish community; resided 36 Kensington sq. gardens, London.
_d._ 1 Pavilion parade, Brighton 4 Sep. 1893.
MONTEFIORE, SIR MOSES HAIM, 1 Baronet (eld. son of Joseph Elias
Montefiore _b._ London 15 Oct. 1759, Italian merchant, _d._ 11
Jany. 1804). _b._ Via Reale, Leghorn 24 Oct. 1784; with Johnson
Mc Culloch and co. provision merchants, Eastcheap, London; one
of the twelve Jewish brokers on the London stock exchange;
partner with his brother Benjamin Montefiore; stock brokers
for Nathan Meyer Rothschild 1812; retired 1824, having made
a large fortune; one of the 25 lavadores 1808; member of the
united deputies of British Jews 1827; sheriff of London and
Middlesex 1837 and of Kent 1847; knighted 9 Nov. 1837; made his
first visit to Palestine 1827; obtained from sultan of Turkey a
firman placing Jews on same footing as other aliens throughout
Ottoman empire Nov. 1840; granted by the queen privilege of
bearing supporters to his arms 1841; created a baronet 23 July
1846; founded at Jerusalem a girls’ school and hospital 1855;
undertook a mission to Morocco where he arrived 26 Jany. 1864;
admitted to freedom of Fishmongers’ company 14 May 1874; made
his seventh and last pilgrimage to Jerusalem 1875; _m._ 10
June 1812 Judith 2 dau. of Levi Barent Cohen, she was author
of Private journal of a visit to Egypt and Palestine by way
of Italy and the Mediterranean 1836, she _d._ 24 Sep. 1862.
He _d._ East Cliff lodge, Ramsgate 28 July 1885. _bur._ in a
private mausoleum on his estate. _Diaries of Sir Moses and
Lady Montefiore. Edited by L. Loewe_ (1890), _portrait_; _L.
Wolf’s Sir M. Montefiore_ (1884), _portrait_; _J. Weston’s Sir
M. Montefiore_ (1885), _portrait_; _J. Picciotto’s Sketches
of Anglo-Jewish history_ (1875) 347–58; _J. B. Bailey’s
Modern Methusalahs_ (1888) 329–91; _I.L.N. xxxiv_ 309 (1859)
_portrait_, _xlvi_ 153 (1865) _portrait_; _Graphic xii_ 126, 144
(1876) _portrait_, _xxviii_ 409 (1883) _portrait_.
MONTEITH, ALEXANDER EARLE (son of Robert Monteith of Rochsoles
_d._ 1806). _b._ 1793; called to the bar 1814; sheriff of Fife
1838; a comr. on the Scottish universities, prepared the reports
on Aberdeen and Glasgow; a comr. on the lunacy commission, and
on commission on working of Forbes Mackenzie act; a member
of the general prison board; joined the Free church movement
1843 and was an active supporter of the church; author of Two
letters on the evidences of revealed religion (1862), memoir pp.
1–34 portrait. _d._ Inverleith house, Edinburgh 12 Jany. 1861.
_Wylie’s Disruption Worthies_ (1881) 413–8.
MONTEITH, WILLIAM (son of Wm. Monteith). _b._ Abbey parish,
Paisley 22 June 1790; lieut. Madras engineers 18 March 1809,
col. 13 May 1839, retired 10 Dec. 1847; commanded a frontier
force of cavalry against the Russians 1810–13; present at
Persian head quarters in the war against Russia 1826, comr. for
payment of indemnity of £400,000 exacted from Persia by Russia
1828; chief engineer at Madras July 1832 to Jany. 1834 and Sep.
1836 to July 1842; M.G. 23 Nov. 1841; hon. L.G. 1854; F.R.S.
13 Feb. 1845, withdrew 1863; F.R.G.S.; a knight of Persian
order of the Lion and Sun; author of Kars and Erzeroum, with
the campaigns of Prince Paskiewitch in 1828–9. 1856; translated
Capefigue’s The diplomatists of Europe 1845; edited Narrative of
the conquest of Finland by the Russians in 1808–9. 1854. _d._
11 Upper Wimpole st. London 18 April 1864. _Vibart’s Madras
sappers_, _ii_ 113–31 (1884).
MONTGOMERIE, ALEXANDER (2 son of Alexander Montgomerie of Annick
lodge, Ayrshire 1744–1802). _b._ 30 July 1790; entered navy 27
June 1802; captain 3 Oct. 1820; retired admiral 27 April 1863.
_d._ Bridgend, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire 26 Dec. 1863.
MONTGOMERIE, SIR PATRICK (son of Robert Montgomerie of Irvine,
Ayrshire, banker). _b._ Irvine 1793; ed. at Ayr academy and
Woolwich; 2 lieut. Madras artillery 7 July 1810, col. commandant
7 Oct. 1849 to death, served in India 1817–25 and in China
1840–1; general 1 March 1867; C.B. 20 July 1838, K.C.B. 28 March