John Montgomery (Maryland politician)

John Montgomery (* 1764 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, † July 17, 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1807 and 1811 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Montgomery received a classical education. After a subsequent law degree in 1791 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession in Harford County, Maryland. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1793 and 1798 he sat in the House of Representatives from Maryland. End of the 1790s he became a member of, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. From 1793 to 1796 Montgomery worked as a prosecutor. In the congressional elections of 1806 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Archer on March 4, 1807. After two re- elections he could remain until his resignation on April 29, 1811 in Congress.

His resignation came after he was appointed Attorney General of the State of Maryland. This office he held until 1818. During the British - American War he was captain of the Baltimore Union Artillery. In 1819, Montgomery was again a deputy in the State Parliament. Between 1820 and 1826, he was twice mayor of Baltimore, where he lived since 1811. There he is on July 17, 1828 and passed away.

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