Hugh Montgomery (soldier)

Colonel

Hugh Montgomery, Sr.
Birth nameHugh Montgomery
Born1720
Éire (Ireland)
DiedDecember 23, 1779
Salisbury, North Carolina
Buried
Old English cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina
AllegianceUnited States
BranchNorth Carolina militia
Years of service1776-1777
Rankcolonel
CommandsRowan County Regiment, militia
Spouse(s)
  • Mary Moore
  • Catherine Sloan

Hugh Montgomery (1720 – December 23, 1779) was a member of Rowan County Committee of Safety in 1775, and, in spite of his age, briefly commanded of the Rowan County Regiment during the American Revolutionary War.

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