John Montgomery (died 1741)
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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. by his younger brother General Alexander Montgomery (died 1785)
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He was the eldest son of John Montgomery (died 1733)
of Ballyleck, County Monaghan (Member of Parliament for Monaghan and second son of Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1667–1722)
after succeeding his father to Ballyleck Estate when his elder brother Thomas Montgomery (Politician) was disinherited for marrying an Englishwoman).
His mother was 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
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Montgomery's first cousin was the American Revolution war-hero Major-General Richard Montgomery
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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...
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He was the eldest son of John Montgomery (died 1733)
John Montgomery (died 1733)
John Montgomery M.P. for County Monaghan, Ireland from November 1727 to August 1733.He was the second son of Colonel Alexander Montgomery M.P...
of Ballyleck, County Monaghan (Member of Parliament for Monaghan and 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...
after succeeding his father to Ballyleck Estate when his elder brother Thomas Montgomery (Politician) was disinherited for marrying an Englishwoman).
His mother was 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 first cousin 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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