Pennsylvania patriot
Subtitle: General William Montgomery
By: W. M. Baillie
Contributors: Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society (Columbia County, Pa.)
Publisher: Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomsburg, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Biography
Other titles: General William Montgomery; William Montgomery
Description: Biography of William Montgomery, born in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pa., August 8, 1736. Montgomery served in the Revolutionary War as colonel of the Fourth Battalion of Chester County Militia. Active in public affairs, he served as both a state and federal legislator, held a number of judicial appointments, and served as major general of Pennsylvania Militia from 1793 to 1807.  An entrepreneur and land developer, he founded Danville, Montour County, Pa. and served as its first postmaster. Montgomery died in Danville on May 1, 1816.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-200) and index.