Major General William Montgomery Honorable | |
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![]() Pennsylvania Assembly portrait, 1780 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th and at-large congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |
Preceded by | Redistricted |
Succeeded by | Samuel Maclay |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
In office February 1791 – January 20, 1794 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | William Hepburn |
Constituency | Huntingdon, Luzerne, Northumberland |
Chair of the Appropriations Committee | |
In office 1791–1793 | |
Chief Judge, Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions | |
In office May 4, 1785 – November 22, 1790 | |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Constituency | Northumberland, Luzerne |
Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania | |
In office 1785–resigned | |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Charles Pettit |
Constituency | Confederation Congress |
Censor on the Council of Censors | |
In office 1783–1790 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Constituency | Northumberland County |
Member of the Pennsylvania Assembly | |
In office February 1780 – November 1783 | |
Preceded by | James McKnight |
Succeeded by | James McClenaghan |
Constituency | Northumberland County |
Chair of the Armed Services Committee | |
In office 1780–1783 | |
Delegate to the Pennsylvania Provincial Convention | |
In office July 15, 1776 – resigned | |
Succeeded by | LTC Thomas Strawbridge |
Constituency | Chester County |
Delegate to the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference | |
In office June 18, 1776 – June 25, 1776 | |
Constituency | Chester County |
Chair of Military Personnel Committee | |
In office June 18, 1776 – June 25, 1776 | |
Delegate to the Convention for the Province of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 23, 1775 – January 28, 1775 | |
Constituency | Chester County |
Delegate to the Committee of Inspection | |
In office December 20, 1774 – 1775 | |
Constituency | Chester County |
Personal details | |
Born | Mill Creek, Delaware Colony, British America | August 3, 1736
Died | May 1, 1816 Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Patriot Constitutionalist Democratic-Republican Anti-Federalist Anti-Administration |
Spouse(s) |
Margaret Nevin
(m. 1756; died 1770)Isabella Evans (m. 1772) Hannah Boyd (m. 1793) |
Children | 10, including Daniel |
Relatives | Montgomery Clan Richard Montgomery Montgomery Case J. Montgomery Rice C. Montgomery Marriott |
Residence | General Montgomery House |
Education | Faggs Classical School |
Alma mater | William & Mary (dropout) |
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Website | United States Congress |
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Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War
New York and New Jersey Campaign |
William Montgomery (August 3, 1736 – May 1, 1816) was a colonial-American patriot, pioneer, soldier, public servant, and abolitionist.
As a revolutionary patriot, he helped the Province of Pennsylvania declare independence from the British Empire, establish the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,[1] and save the American Revolution during the Ten Crucial Days.[2] As a soldier, he served a total of 34 years, including 14 years as major general and division commander. As a public servant, he was elected or appointed to 16 different offices, including the Continental Congress, Pennsylvania Congress, and United States Congress, and co-authorized the creation of the United States Navy's first six frigates. As an abolitionist, he helped pass: a resolution to prohibit the future import of slaves into the Province of Pennsylvania in 1775, An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery (the first law adopted by a democracy to end slavery in world history) in 1780, and the Slave Trade Act in 1794. He was one of seven congressmen who voted against the Fugitive Slave Act in 1793.[2][3][4][5][6] As a pioneer he founded "Montgomery's Landing", later named Danville, Pennsylvania after his son, Daniel Montgomery.[7]
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