Montgomery, John, 1722-1808

<p>John Montgomery (1722 – September 3, 1808) was an Irish-American merchant from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania from 1782 until 1784. Montgomery was one of the founders of Dickinson College, serving as a trustee from 1783 until his death in 1808. He died at home in Carlisle.</p>

<p>His son (also John) would represent Maryland in the U.S. Congress.</p>

<p>His father Beauford Montgomery II helped found and develop the land along the Susquehanna River, now known as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.</p>

MONTGOMERY, John, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Ireland in 1722; family migrated to Carlisle, Pa., about 1740; county justice; captain, Third Pennsylvania battalion and served in Forbes' expedition in 1758 and in the Indian wars; member, Pennsylvania's Committee of Safety, 1775-1776; colonel, Cumberland County regiment during Revolution, 1777; member, Pennsylvania Assembly, 1781-1782; Member of the Continental Congress 1782-1784; burgess of Carlisle, Pa., in 1787; commissioned an associate judge of Cumberland County in 1794; a founder of Dickinson College of Pennsylvania; died in Carlisle, Pa., September 3, 1808.

<b>John Montgomery</b><br>
<b>BIRTH</b> 6 Jul 1722<br>
Swords, County Dublin, Ireland<br>
<b>DEATH</b> 3 Sep 1808 (aged 86)<br>
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA<br>
<b>BURIAL</b><br>
Old Graveyard<br>
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>12/31/1783 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1782 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1781 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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