Montrose
[mon-trohz]
- James Graham, Marquis of,1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
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Contemporary Examples
He lives 45 miles south of Aberdeen in a small town called Montrose, home to the second oldest golf course in the world.
Muth told Solomon that he had spent the night in Montrose Park and was desperate for funds.
Historical Examples
Long or ever we reached Kilcumin we were manifestly in the neighbourhood of Montrose's force.
John SplendidNeil Munro
Up came Montrose on the instant, and he was the first to give us a civil look.
John SplendidNeil Munro
He is even said to have threatened the Duke of Montrose in his own residence at Buchanan.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745Mrs. Thomson
Alexander Smart was born at Montrose on the 26th April 1798.
The road from Montrose exhibited a continuation of the same appearances.
A Journey to the Western Isles of ScotlandSamuel Johnson
Montrose
- James Graham, 1st Marquess and 5th Earl of Montrose. 1612–50, Scottish general, noted for his victories in Scotland for Charles I in the Civil War. He was later captured and hanged
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