Modern English biography

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