Colonel John Montgomery (7 September 1747-April 1797) was an Irish soldier and M.P. His father was General

Alexander Montgomery (died 1785) General Alexander Montgomery (17211785) was an Irish MP for County Monaghan, Ireland. His father was John Montgomery (died 1733) of Ballyleck, County Monaghan (M.P. for County Monaghan and second son of Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1667–1722) ...

of Ballyleck,

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 ...

. His mother was Catharine Willoughby, daughter of Colonel Hugh Willoughby of Carrow, County Fermanagh. On his father's he inherited the Ballyleck estate. He was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Monaghan Militia when it was formed in 1793. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Monaghan The High Sheriff of Monaghan was the British monarch's representative in County Monaghan, a territory known as his bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, he held his office for the duration of a year. He had judicial, ceremonial and admi ...

for 1777. He was elected the MP for

, Ireland from October 1783 until his death in April 1797. On his death in Dublin his body was brought back to Monaghan for burial in Kilmore churchyard. He had married Miss Salisbury Wilhelmina Tipping, eldest daughter of Thomas Tipping, esquire of Beaulieu, County Louth but died without issue.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, John 1747 births 1797 deaths Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 High Sheriffs of Monaghan Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Monaghan constituencies Clan Montgomery