Joseph Monteith CBE DL JP (29 March 1852 – 10 October 1911) of Carstairs, County Lanark, Knight of Malta, was Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lanark, Scotland. [1]
He was the son of Robert Monteith, DL, [2] JP, of Carstairs, by Wilhelmina Anne, daughter of Joseph Mellish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire.
On 13 October 1874 he married Florence Catharine Mary Herbert (17 April 1850 – 23 Jan 1900), daughter of John Arthur Edward Herbert and the Hon. Augusta Charlotte Elizabeth Hall of Llanarth Court at Llanarth, Monmouthshire. The children from this marriage were: [3]
He resided at Carstairs House (now called Monteith House). The estate comprised 5581 acres. He undertook much improvement work, including the provision of electric power for the house from a hydro electric plant at Jarviswood. He also used this electric power to power the Carstairs House Tramway.
He was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lanark. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lanark.
He submitted a patent to the patent office on 20 July 1875 for “improvements in the construction of velocipedes”. [4]
Joseph Monteith CBE DL JP (29 March 1852 – 10 October 1911) of Carstairs, County Lanark, Knight of Malta, was Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lanark, Scotland. [1]
He was the son of Robert Monteith, DL, [2] JP, of Carstairs, by Wilhelmina Anne, daughter of Joseph Mellish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire.
On 13 October 1874 he married Florence Catharine Mary Herbert (17 April 1850 – 23 Jan 1900), daughter of John Arthur Edward Herbert and the Hon. Augusta Charlotte Elizabeth Hall of Llanarth Court at Llanarth, Monmouthshire. The children from this marriage were: [3]
He resided at Carstairs House (now called Monteith House). The estate comprised 5581 acres. He undertook much improvement work, including the provision of electric power for the house from a hydro electric plant at Jarviswood. He also used this electric power to power the Carstairs House Tramway.
He was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lanark. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lanark.
He submitted a patent to the patent office on 20 July 1875 for “improvements in the construction of velocipedes”. [4]