John Montgomery (died 1733)
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John Montgomery M.P. for County Monaghan
, Ireland from November 1727 to August 1733.
He was the second son of Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1667–1722)
M.P. for County Monaghan, of Ballyleck, County Monaghan and Elizabeth Cole, daughter of Colonel Thomas Cole of Mount Florence, County Fermanagh.
John Montgomery commanded a regiment of horse under the Duke of Marlborough.
He succeeded his father to Ballyleck Estate when his elder brother Thomas Montgomery (politician)
was disinherited for marrying an Englishwoman.
In 1732 he married Mary Coxe, a Maid of Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of King George I of England.
Mary Coxe's father was also the Queen's physician and governor of New Jersey, Dr Daniel Coxe
.
Montgomery's sons were:
His nephew was the American Revolution war-hero Major-General Richard Montgomery
.
After Col.John Montgomery's death his wife married William Clement LL.D. Vice Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and M.P. both for the College and the City of Dublin.
She died at Beaulieu, Co. Louth in 1790 aged 97 years.
Monaghan County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Monaghan County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
, Ireland from November 1727 to August 1733.
He was the second son of Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1667–1722)
Alexander Montgomery (1667–1722)
Colonel Alexander Montgomery was M.P. for County Monaghan from 1713 to 1722.He was High Sheriff of County Monaghan in 1718. He was a captain of dragoons in the Monaghan Militia in 1708.His father was Major John Montgomery of Crogan, County Donegal...
M.P. for County Monaghan, of Ballyleck, County Monaghan and Elizabeth Cole, daughter of Colonel Thomas Cole of Mount Florence, County Fermanagh.
John Montgomery commanded a regiment of horse under the Duke of Marlborough.
He succeeded his father to Ballyleck Estate when his elder brother Thomas Montgomery (politician)
Thomas Montgomery (politician)
Thomas Montgomery was an Irish politician.He was born in 1700 to Colonel Alexander Montgomery M.P. for County Monaghan, of Ballyleck, County Monaghan, and Elizabeth Cole, , daughter of Colonel Thomas Cole of Mount Florence, Florencecourt, County Fermanagh...
was disinherited for marrying an Englishwoman.
In 1732 he married Mary Coxe, a Maid of Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of King George I of England.
Mary Coxe's father was also the Queen's physician and governor of New Jersey, Dr Daniel Coxe
Daniel Coxe
Dr. Daniel Coxe was a governor of West Jersey from 1687-1688 and 1689-1692.-Biography:The Coxe family traced their lineage to a Daniel Coxe who lived in Somersetshire, England in the 13th century and obtained a doctor of medicine degree from Salerno University. Daniel Coxe's father was also called...
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Montgomery's sons were:
- John Montgomery (died 1741)John Montgomery (died 1741)John Montgomery M.P. for County Monaghan, Ireland from October 1741 until his death a month later in November 1741. He was succeeded as Monaghan M.P...
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- General Alexander Montgomery (died 1785)Alexander Montgomery (died 1785)General Alexander Montgomery MP for County Monaghan, Ireland from 1743-1760 & from August 1768 -1783. He succeeded his elder brother John Montgomery as M.P. for County Monaghan. He was a General of Volunteers...
, (both were M.P.'s for County Monaghan)
His nephew was the American Revolution war-hero Major-General Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and he is most famous for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.Montgomery was born and raised in Ireland...
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After Col.John Montgomery's death his wife married William Clement LL.D. Vice Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and M.P. both for the College and the City of Dublin.
She died at Beaulieu, Co. Louth in 1790 aged 97 years.