Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton

Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton (1613–1669), was the son of Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton. A student of Glasgow University, 1628; he opposed Charles I's ecclesiastical policy. He was a colonel under Leslie at the Battle of Newburn. He failed to seize Tynemouth in 1640. He was engaged in northern campaign under Middleton in 1646. He was defeated by Huntly at the Battle of Aberdeen (1646), He was disqualified for public service until 1660 for being accessory to the Engagement. He was taken prisoner in 1651 by the English and excepted from Cromwell's Act of Grace in 1654.