Murder of Alexander Montgomerie
Alexander Montgomerie (10 February 1723 – 25 October 1769) was the 10th Earl of Eglinton. Alexander was mortally wounded on the beach near his stables at Parkhouse on his own estate of Ardrossan by an excise officer or Gaudger (Scots) named Mungo Campbell on 24 October 1769 following a dispute about poaching and the latter's right to bear arms on the earl's grounds.
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Murder of Alexander Montgomerie
Alexander Montgomerie (10 February 1723 – 25 October 1769) was the 10th Earl of Eglinton. Alexander was mortally wounded on the beach near his stables at Parkhouse on his own estate of Ardrossan by an excise officer or Gaudger (Scots) named Mungo Campbell on 24 October 1769 following a dispute about poaching and the latter's right to bear arms on the earl's grounds.
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Alexander Montgomerie (10 Febr ...... ar arms on the earl's grounds.
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1723-02-10
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Alexander Montgomerie
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1769-10-25
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Section of the Earl of Eglinton's coach door with details of the murder
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Murdered by Mungo Campbell
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