John Gallagher Montgomery
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John Gallagher Montgomery (June 27, 1805 – April 24, 1857) was an American
lawyer from Danville, Pennsylvania
. He represented Pennsylvania
in the U.S. Congress
briefly in 1857.
John Montgomery was born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania
. He studied under a private tutor, and graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania
, in 1824. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Danville. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
in 1855.
Montgomery was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
Congress and served until his death. He attended the inauguration dinner for President Buchanan
at the National Hotel where he was reported to have been deliberately poisoned http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/montgomery.html along with many other attendees. This incident is now known as National Hotel Disease, and is believed to have been caused by food poisoning related to bad sanitation. He returned home ill, and died at Danville five weeks later.
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery in Danville. Cenotaph
at Congressional Cemetery
in Washington, D.C.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer from Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...
. He represented Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the U.S. Congress
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
briefly in 1857.
John Montgomery was born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,714 at the 2000 census.-History:Northumberland was founded in 1772. The land that became Northumberland was purchased from the Iroquois in the first Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768, and the...
. He studied under a private tutor, and graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
, in 1824. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Danville. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
in 1855.
Montgomery was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congress and served until his death. He attended the inauguration dinner for President Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
at the National Hotel where he was reported to have been deliberately poisoned http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/montgomery.html along with many other attendees. This incident is now known as National Hotel Disease, and is believed to have been caused by food poisoning related to bad sanitation. He returned home ill, and died at Danville five weeks later.
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery in Danville. Cenotaph
Cenotaph
A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...
at Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery
The Congressional Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 1801 E Street, SE, in Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the final resting place of thousands of individuals who helped form the nation and the city of Washington in the early 19th century. Many members of...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....