Frank A. Montgomery
Frank A. Montgomery | |
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![]() Montgomery in 1861 | |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Coahoma County | |
In office 1896–1897 | |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Bolivar County | |
In office 1880–1885 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Alexander Montgomery January 7, 1830 Adams County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 16, 1903 Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Beulah Cemetery, Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S. 33°47′50.4″N 90°58′48.4″W / 33.797333°N 90.980111°WCoordinates: 33°47′50.4″N 90°58′48.4″W / 33.797333°N 90.980111°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte Clark Montgomery
(m. 1848; died 1898) |
Children | 9 |
Father | James Jefferson Montgomery |
Relatives | Charles Clark (brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | Allegheny College |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Frank Alexander Montgomery (January 7, 1830 – December 16, 1903) was an American politician best known for his memoir of life as a Confederate cavalry officer in the Western Theater of the American Civil War (1861–1865) called Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1901).
Biography[]
Frank Alexander Montgomery was born on January 7, 1830, in Adams County, Mississippi, to James Jefferson Montgomery. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. He served eight years as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and one term as Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi.[1] He died on December 16, 1903, and is buried at Beulah Cemetery, Bolivar County, Mississippi.[2]
Notable works[]
- Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1901)[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Montgomery, Frank A. (1901). Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company Press. LCCN 01023742. OCLC 1470413. OL 6909271M – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Montgomery, D. B. (1903). A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants. Owensville, Ind.: J. P. Cox. pp. 394–395. LCCN 40018335. OL 23421545M – via Internet Archive.
External links[]
- Frank A. Montgomery at Find a Grave
- Works by or about Frank A. Montgomery at Internet Archive
- Works by or about Frank A. Montgomery in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- 1830 births
- 1903 deaths
- 19th-century American judges
- 20th-century American male writers
- 19th-century American memoirists
- 19th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- Allegheny College alumni
- American Civil War prisoners of war
- American male non-fiction writers
- American slave owners
- Burials in Mississippi
- Confederate States Army officers
- Farmers from Mississippi
- Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Military personnel from Mississippi
- Mississippi Democrats
- Mississippi Whigs
- People from Adams County, Mississippi
- People of Mississippi in the American Civil War
- Writers from Mississippi