Background
Robert Monteith was born in Glasgow, the only son of Henry Monteith (d 1848), Member of Parliament for Lanark Burghs.
philanthropist politician Deputy Lieutenant
Robert Monteith was born in Glasgow, the only son of Henry Monteith (d 1848), Member of Parliament for Lanark Burghs.
He was educated at Glasgow University and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles.
They lived at Carstairs House. Their son was:
Joseph Monteith
He died at Carstairs House on 31 March 1884. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lanarkshire on 27 October 1855.
On 9 February 1870 he accompanied David Urquhart to a private audience with Pope Pius IX.