Margaret Macdonald - daughter of the 9th Earl of Eglinton
Biography
Birth: n/a
Death: 1799
Daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton. Brother of the 10th and 11th Earls of Eglinton. Married Sir Alexander Macdonald (1711-1746), 7th Bart of Sleat in 1739. Mother of James Macdonald.
Also known as
- Margaret Montgomerie
Life with James Boswell
Boswell met Lady Margaret a few times during his 1762-63 stay in London, at Lord Eglintons and at her own place. On January 18, 1763 he had a fairly intimate conversation with her, concerning her brother, Lord Eglinton
Mentioned in
Margaret Macdonald is mentioned in:
- London Journal 1762-1763
