Hon. William Montgomery and Matilda Duvall

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Husband Hon. William Montgomery ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 11 Apr 1819 - Franklin Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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           Died: 28 Apr 1870 - Canton Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Montgomery (      -1858) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Kelly (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1845 4

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Wife Matilda Duvall ^{2 4}

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Children

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1 M Andrew Jackson Montgomery ^{2 4}

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         Spouse: Martha G. Black (      -Aft 1893) 2 5

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2 M James Montgomery ⁴

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         Spouse: Lillias Ritner (      -      ) 4

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3 M William Montgomery ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. William Montgomery

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He entered Washington College at an early age, and was graduated in September, 1839. He at once commenced the study of law under John L. Gow, as preceptor, and was admitted to practice at November term, 1841, his examiners and certifiers being the Hon. T. M. T. McKennan, Hon. Isaac Leet and James Watson, Esq. His rise at the bar was rapid and brilliant, and in a few years he took a high position among its leading members, enjoying to the last an enviable reputation, as well as an extensive and lucrative practice. In 1845 he was appointed district attorney by Gov. Shunk. In 1848 he received the Democratic nomination for State senator, but was defeated by a small majority. In 1854 he received the nomination of the same party for Congress, and during that year made some of the most powerful speeches of his life. In 1856 he was elected to Congress, and in 1858 was re-elected by a very large majority. His career in Congress was marked by several speeches of great ability, which placed him at once among the recognized leaders of the then dominant party. Mr. Montgomery was known as the author of the "Crittenden-Montgomery Resolution" on the admission of Kansas to the Union. As a public speaker he possessed a power that would attract and hold the attention and raise the highest enthusiasm among his listeners. As a lawyer he had few peers, and his name is handed down to history as one of the most talented of the day.

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General Notes: Wife - Matilda Duvall

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from Washington Co, PA

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 146.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1186.

3 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 77.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 149.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 149, 706.