Montgomery Bell
Montgomery Bell | |
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Bell circa 1840 | |
| Born | January 3, 1768 and |
| Died | April 1, 1855 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent(s) | John Bell Mary Patterson |
Montgomery Bell (January 3, 1769, Chester County, Pennsylvania – April 1, 1855, Dickson County, Tennessee) was a manufacturing entrepreneur who was crucial to the economic development of early Middle Tennessee. He was known as the "Iron Master of the Harpeth" and the "Iron Master of Middle Tennessee". Today he is remembered mostly for founding Montgomery Bell Academy, one of the largest private non-sectarian all-boys high schools in the United States.