William Montgomery (politician, 1736)

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William Montgomery

William Montgomery (born August 3, 1736 in Londonderry , Chester County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  May 1, 1816 in Danville , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1795 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Life

William Montgomery grew up during the British colonial era. In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution . During the Revolutionary War he was Colonel in the Chester County Militia Forces. In 1775 and 1776 he took part as a delegate to two regional conventions. In 1779 he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, to which he served for several years. In 1783 he was sent to the Wyoming Ward to mediate in border disputes. In 1784 he was also elected to the Continental Congress; however, he did not take up this mandate. A year later, Montgomery was appointed district judge in Northumberland and Lucerne Counties . On April 18, 1787, he was appointed assistant director of land surveying in Chester County. In 1790 Montgomery became a member of the Pennsylvania Senate ; In 1791 he became a Justice of the Peace in Northumberland County. Between 1793 and 1807 he was major general of the Pennsylvania State Militia.

William Montgomery was an opponent of the federal government under President George Washington ( Anti-Administration Group ). In the congressional elections of 1792 , which were carried out nationwide in Pennsylvania, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, which was then still in Philadelphia . Until March 3, 1795 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After serving in the US House of Representatives, Montgomery was a judge in Northumberland County from 1801 to 1813. He also served as a postman in Danville from 1801 to 1803. He died there on May 1st, 1816.

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