General Alexander Montgomery (17211785) was an Irish MP for

County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Cou ...

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. His father was

John Montgomery (died 1733) John Montgomery (died 1733) was an Irish MP for County Monaghan, Ireland. He was the second son of Colonel Alexander Montgomery MP for County Monaghan, of Ballyleck, County Monaghan and Elizabeth Cole, daughter of Colonel Thomas Cole of Mount F ...

of Ballyleck, County Monaghan (M.P. for County Monaghan and second son of Colonel

Alexander Montgomery (1667–1722) Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1667 – 25 March 1722) was an Irish soldier and MP. His father was Major John Montgomery of Crogan, County Donegal. Alexander joined the British Army and was promoted a captain of the Inniskilling Dragoons in 1 ...

). John had succeeded his father to the Ballyleck Estate when his elder brother

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was disinherited for marrying an Englishwoman. His mother was Mary Coxe, a Maid of Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of King

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. Mary Coxe's father was also the Queen's physician and governor of New Jersey, Dr

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. Montgomery's first cousin was the American Revolution war-hero Major-General

Richard Montgomery Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) was an Irish soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for l ...

, a son of the disgraced Thomas. He was a General of Volunteers. He succeeded his elder brother John Montgomery (died 1741) as an M.P. for

in the

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from 1743 to 1760 and from August 1768 – 1783. He was appointed

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for 1747–48.

Marriages

1. Miss Catharine Willoughby, daughter of Colonel Hugh Willoughby of Carrow, County Fermanagh in 1746, by whom he had Colonel

John Montgomery (1747–1797) Colonel John Montgomery (7 September 1747-April 1797) was an Irish soldier and M.P. His father was General Alexander Montgomery (died 1785) of Ballyleck, County Monaghan. His mother was Catharine Willoughby, daughter of Colonel Hugh Willoughby o ...

(Member of Parliament for County Monaghan. Colonel in the Monaghan Militia. d.s.p.), Colonel Hugh Montgomery (1749-1794 Colonel in the Honourable East India Company's service. Died unmarried in Madras, India), Reverend Robert Montgomery (1753-1825 Rector of Monaghan, Ireland) 2. Miss Eleanora Moore, daughter of Acheson Moore of Garvey, Tyrone, Ireland by whom he had Colonel

Nathaniel Montgomery Colonel Nathaniel Montgomery-Moore (1757 – 4 December 1834) of Garvey, Co. Tyrone and Fassaroe Castle, Co. Wicklow was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the son of General Alexander Montgomery (died 1785) of Ballyleck, Co. Monaghan, M.P. f ...

of Garvey, Revella and Fassaroe Castle, Co. Wicklow (Member of Parliament for County Tyrone. Colonel of the Tyrone Militia. He assumed in right of his mother the additional surname and arms of Moore.), Miss Sidney Montgomery & Miss Maria Montgomery (neither of whom married). Montgomery's nickname was "Young Sandy" to distinguish him from his cousin "Old Sandy"

Alexander Montgomery (1720–1800) Colonel Alexander John Montgomery (1720 – 29 September 1800) was an Irish politician. He was born in 1720, the eldest son of Thomas Montgomery, M.P. for Lifford, and his wife Mary Franklin. His youngest brother was the American Revolution war ...

who served in the Irish Parliament at the same time as the M.P. for County Donegal. "The Irish Parliament 1775" states- "''Always against the Government. Lord Dartrey & Lord Blayney have some Influence with him''.". Sketches of the Members of the Irish Parliament in 1782 stated- "''Alexander Montgomery Esq., member for Monaghan County-Has a large estate-a very respectable man-opposed till the Duke of Portland's arrival''".

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Alexander 1721 births 1785 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 British Army generals Politicians from County Monaghan High Sheriffs of Monaghan Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Monaghan constituencies Clan Montgomery