Alexander B. Montgomery

For other people named Alexander Montgomery, see Alexander Montgomery (disambiguation).

Alexander B. Montgomery
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Thomas A. Robertson
Succeeded by	John W. Lewis
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office 1877–1881
Personal details
Born	Alexander Brooks Montgomery (1837-12-11)December 11, 1837 near Tip Top, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	December 27, 1910(1910-12-27) (aged 73) Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	City Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Georgetown College University of Louisville School of Law
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Alexander Brooks Montgomery (December 11, 1837 – December 27, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Tip Top, Kentucky, Montgomery attended the common and private schools. He graduated from Georgetown College in 1859 and from the Louisville Law School in 1861. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Hardin County, Kentucky from 1861 to 1870. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in 1870. He was county judge of Hardin County from 1870 to 1874. He served as member of the Kentucky Senate from 1877 to 1881.

Montgomery was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He served as member of the Dawes Indian Commission, appointed under an act of Congress to negotiate with the Five Civilized Tribes from 1895 to 1898. He resumed the practice of law at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where he died December 27, 1910. He was interred in City Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Alexander B. Montgomery (id: M000863)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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