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John Montgomery
John Montgomery
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 12th district
	In office; March 4, 1857 – April 24, 1857
Preceded by	Henry M. Fuller
Succeeded by	Paul Leidy
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Born	John Gallagher Montgomery; June 27, 1805; Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 24, 1857 (aged 51); Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Washington and Jefferson College (BA)

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John Gallagher Montgomery (June 27, 1805 – April 24, 1857) was a lawyer who represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress briefly in 1857.

Biography

Montgomery was born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania on June 27, 1805. After studying under a private tutor, he graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1824. He then 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, 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 poor sanitation.

Death and interment

Montgomery returned home ill, and died at Danville five weeks later. He was interred at the Episcopal Cemetery in Danville. A Cenotaph was erected in his honor at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

References

United States Congress. "John Gallagher Montgomery (id: M000868)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry M. Fuller	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1857	Succeeded by Paul Leidy

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-'''John Gallagher Montgomery''' (June 27, 1805 &ndash; April 24, 1857) was an American lawyer from [[Danville, Pennsylvania]]. He represented [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congress]] briefly in 1857.
+'''John Gallagher Montgomery''' (June 27, 1805 &ndash; April 24, 1857) was a lawyer who represented [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congress]] briefly in 1857.
+==Biography==
-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 born in [[Northumberland, Pennsylvania]] on June 27, 1805. After studying under a private tutor, he graduated from Washington College (now [[Washington and Jefferson College]]) in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], in 1824. He then 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 [[35th United States Congress|Thirty-fifth]] Congress and served until his death.  He attended the inauguration dinner for [[James Buchanan|President Buchanan]] at the [[National Hotel (Washington, D.C.)|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.
+Montgomery was elected as a Democrat to the [[35th United States Congress|Thirty-fifth]] Congress and served until his death.  He attended the inauguration dinner for [[James Buchanan|President Buchanan]] at the [[National Hotel (Washington, D.C.)|National Hotel]] where he was reported to have been deliberately poisoned, 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 poor sanitation.
+==Death and interment==
+Montgomery returned home ill, and died at Danville five weeks later. He was interred at the Episcopal Cemetery in Danville. A [[Cenotaph]] was erected in his honor at the [[Congressional Cemetery]] in Washington, D.C.
 ==See also==
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 *[[List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office]]
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+==References==
+{{reflist}}
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 *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/montgomery.html The Political Graveyard]
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