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Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery
Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery, was a Scottish laird from Ayrshire who in 1605, with James Hamilton, acquired most of the lands of Con O'Neill of Clandeboye in north Down. He settled Scottish colonists at Newtownards, Donaghadee and Comber, laying the foundations of the Ulster Scots community.
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