John Gallagher Montgomery
John Gallagher Montgomery (born June 27, 1805 in Northumberland , Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , † April 24, 1857 in Danville , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . In 1857 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
John Montgomery enjoyed a private school education and then studied until 1824 at Washington College , today's Washington & Jefferson College in Washington . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1827, he began to work in Danville in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1855 he became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives .
In the congressional election of 1856 , Montgomery was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Henry Mills Fuller on March 4, 1857 . In fact, he was able to exercise this mandate until his death on April 24 of the same year. However, due to the short term in office and his illness, he is unlikely to have attended any congressional session.
Montgomery presumably contracted his fatal illness from food poisoning at the National Hotel in Washington DC. At the end of February 1857 he had attended a dinner there in honor of President-elect James Buchanan . Many of the participants then fell ill. Buchanan was also affected and was almost unable to attend his inauguration on March 4th. James Montgomery and Congressman John A. Quitman of Mississippi did not recover from the poisoning. Even David Fullerton Robison , a former lawmaker from Pennsylvania, died from the after-effects of poisoning.
Web links
- John Gallagher Montgomery in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John Gallagher Montgomery in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Mills Fuller |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (12th constituency) March 4, 1857 - April 24, 1857 |
Paul Leidy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montgomery, John Gallagher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northumberland , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1857 |
| Place of death | Danville , Pennsylvania |