Frank A. Montgomery Explained

Frank A. Montgomery
Term Start1:1896
Term End1:1897
Term Start2:1880
Term End2:1885
Birth Name:Frank Alexander Montgomery
Birth Date:7 January 1830
Birth Place:Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting Place:Beulah Cemetery,
Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting Place Coordinates:33.7973°N -90.9801°W
Children:9
Father:James Jefferson Montgomery
Relatives:Charles Clark (brother-in-law)
Serviceyears:1861–1865
Battles: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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Montgomery, Frank A. . Frank A. Montgomery . 1901 . Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War . Cincinnati . The Robert Clarke Company Press . 01023742 . 1470413 . 6909271M . Internet Archive.
  2. Book: Montgomery, D. B. . 1903 . A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants . Owensville, Ind. . J. P. Cox . 394–395 . 40018335 . 23421545M . Internet Archive.