Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet of Stanhope
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Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet of Stanhope, was a prominent Scottish lawyer and politician of the 18th century who served as Lord Advocate and played a key role in reforming Scottish land laws.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish lawyer
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Scottish politician ⓘ baronet ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Scottish legal system
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Scottish property law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scottish land law
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law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre | legal writing ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| legalSystemReformed |
Scottish entail system
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Scottish feudal land tenure ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baronet of Stanhope ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading role in reforming Scottish land laws
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service as Lord Advocate of Scotland ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Montgomery’s Entail Act
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reform of Scottish land laws ⓘ reform of entails in Scotland ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Montgomery baronets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Advocate
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Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ Scottish law officer ⓘ |
| residence | Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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