Daniel Montgomery, Jr.

Daniel Montgomery, Jr. (October 30, 1765 – December 30, 1831) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Daniel Montgomery, Jr., was born in Londonderry, Pennsylvania. He moved to Danville, Pennsylvania, and was the chief promoter of turnpike roads in the section around Danville. He was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1800.^[1] He then served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1804 to 1806.^[2] He served as a lieutenant colonel of the Eighty-first Pennsylvania Militia in 1805 and was appointed major general of the Ninth Division of Militia on July 27, 1809.

Montgomery was elected as a Republican to the Tenth Congress. He was appointed canal commissioner in 1828 and died in Danville in 1831.

Sources

Daniel Montgomery, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SM.html.
^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SM.html.

Preceded by Andrew Gregg	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1807 - 1809	Succeeded by George Smith

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Name	Montgomery, Daniel, Jr.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 30, 1765
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Date of death	December 30, 1831
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