Andrew Jackson Montague

Andrew Jackson Montague
Portrait by Harris & Ewing, c. 1913
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1913 – January 24, 1937
At-large: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byJohn Lamb
Succeeded byDave E. Satterfield, Jr.
44th Governor of Virginia
In office
January 1, 1902 – February 1, 1906
LieutenantJoseph E. Willard
Preceded byJames Hoge Tyler
Succeeded byClaude A. Swanson
19th Attorney General of Virginia
In office
January 1, 1898 – January 1, 1902
GovernorJames Hoge Tyler
Preceded byRichard C. Scott
Succeeded byWilliam A. Anderson
United States Attorney for the
Western District of Virginia
In office
1893–1898
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byWilliam E. Craig
Succeeded byThomas L. Alderson
Personal details
BornOctober 3, 1862
Campbell County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 24, 1937 (aged 74)
Urbanna, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materRichmond College
University of Virginia
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

Andrew Jackson Montague (October 3, 1862 – January 24, 1937; nickname "Jack") was a Virginia lawyer and American politician. He served as the 44th governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937. A Democrat, Montague was the first Virginia governor since the American Civil War not to have served in the Confederate military. Initially a Progressive, Governor Montague expanded the state capitol building, supported public education and the Good Roads Movement and opposed the Martin Organization. However, later as U.S. Congressman, he became a Conservative Democrat and supporter of the Byrd Organization.


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