John Montgomery (pioneer)
John Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Montgomery County | |
| In office May 5, 1777 – January 24, 1778 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Trigg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Montgomery circa 1748 Augusta County (now Botetourt County), Colony of Virginia |
| Died | November 27, 1794 Eddy Creek, Kentucky |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Virginia Militia |
| Rank | Lieut. Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Lieutenant Colonel John Montgomery (c. 1748–1794) was an American pioneer, soldier and politician west of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and Tennessee. One of the signers of the Fincastle Resolutions and one of the initial representatives for Montgomery County, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates during the American Revolutionary War, Montgomery also participated in the Illinois campaign of Brig.General George Rogers Clark and later founded the city of Clarksville, Tennessee before dying in an ambush while hunting.