Sir David Cuninghame, 3rd Baronet
Sir David Cuninghame, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish landowner and aristocrat.
Early life
Cuninghame was born in Scotland in. He was the only son and heir of Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 2nd Baronet and the former Margaret Boyle. His sister, Jean Cuninghame, married William Newall. His father was only a minor when his father, the 1st Baronet, died, and "was, ill-advisedly, served heir general to his father" and "heir special in the Barony of Robertland. By this service not only his estate but what of his wife was given up to his father's creditors, and he had to subsist 'by the effects of his industry.'"His paternal grandparents were Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 1st Baronet, and Mary Stewart. Through his paternal line, he was separately a descendant of the 4th Earl of Glencairn through the Earl's second son, Hon. Andrew Cunningham, and the 7th Earl of Glencairn, through the Earl's daughter, Lady Mary Cuninghame. His maternal grandparents were John Boyle of Kelburn, MP for Bute, and Marion Steuart. His maternal uncle was David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow.
Career
Upon the death of his father in 1730, he succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Cuninghame of Corsehill in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.Personal life
Sir David married Penelope Montgomery, daughter of Margaret Montgomery and Alexander Montgomery of Assloss, Ayrshire. Penelope was the niece and heiress of Sir Walter Montgomery, Baronet, of Kirktonholm. Together, they were the parents of:- Alexander Montgomery-Cuninghame, a captain in the army who served in the wars in Flanders; he married Elizabeth Montgomery, eldest daughter and heiress of David Montgomery of Lainshaw, Ayrshire.
- David Cuninghame, who died in Jamaica.
- Walter Cuninghame.
- Margaret Cuninghame, who married a Craig.