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'''Martin V. Montgomery''' (October 20, 1840 – November 12, 1898) was a [[United States federal judge]].
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'''Martin Van Buren Montgomery''' (October 20, 1840 – November 12, 1898) was an [[United States federal judge|associate justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]].


==Education and career==
Born in [[Eaton Rapids, Michigan]], Montgomery was in the [[United States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]] from 1861 to 1862. He [[read law]] to enter the bar in 1865. He was in private practice in [[Eaton Rapids, Michigan]] from 1865 to 1871. He was a member of the [[Michigan State Legislature]] in 1871, returning to private practice in [[Jackson, Michigan]] from 1871 to 1873, then in Eaton Rapids until 1875, and finally in [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] until 1895. His final period of private practice was interrupted by his service as the [[Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property|U.S. Commissioner of Patents]] from 1885 to 1887.
Born on October 20, 1840, in [[Eaton Rapids, Michigan]], Montgomery [[read law]] in 1865. He served in B Company, Second Michigan Cavalry of the [[Union Army]] in the [[American Civil War]] from 1861 to 1862 and became a sergeant.<ref>Index Card for Martin V. Montgomery, ''Civil War Pensions Index'' available online at [[Fold3]] website.</ref> He entered private practice in Eaton Rapids from 1865 to 1871. He was a member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] in 1871. He resumed private practice in [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], Michigan from 1871 to 1873, then returned to Eaton Rapids from 1873 to 1875. He continued private practice in [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], Michigan from 1875 to 1885. He served as Commissioner of the United States Patent Office (now the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]) from 1885 to 1887.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1669|nid=1385261|name=Martin V. Montgomery<!--(1840–1898)-->}}</ref>


==Federal judicial service==
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On April 1, 1887, Montgomery received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Grover Cleveland]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]] vacated by [[Arthur MacArthur, Sr.]] Formally nominated on December 20, 1887, Montgomery was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on January 26, 1888, and received his commission the same day. Montgomery served in that capacity until his resignation on October 2, 1892.


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Montgomery received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Grover Cleveland]] on April 1, 1887, to an Associate Justice seat on the [[Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]] (now the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]) vacated by Judge [[Arthur MacArthur Sr.]] He was nominated to the same position by President Cleveland on December 20, 1887. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on January 26, 1888, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 2, 1892, due to his resignation.<ref name="auto"/>
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He died in [[Lansing, Michigan]].

==Later career and death==
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Montgomery resumed private practice in Lansing from 1892 to 1895. He died on November 12, 1898, in Lansing and is buried at [[Mount Hope Cemetery (Lansing, Michigan)|Mount Hope Cemetery]], Lansing, Michigan.<ref name="auto"/>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 10 December 2024

Martin V. Montgomery
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
In office
April 1, 1887 – October 2, 1892
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byArthur MacArthur Sr.
Succeeded byLouis E. McComas
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office
1871
Personal details
Born
Martin Van Buren Montgomery

(1840-10-20)October 20, 1840
Eaton Rapids, Michigan
DiedNovember 12, 1898(1898-11-12) (aged 58)
Lansing, Michigan
Educationread law

Martin Van Buren Montgomery (October 20, 1840 – November 12, 1898) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Education and career

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Born on October 20, 1840, in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Montgomery read law in 1865. He served in B Company, Second Michigan Cavalry of the Union Army in the American Civil War from 1861 to 1862 and became a sergeant.[1] He entered private practice in Eaton Rapids from 1865 to 1871. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1871. He resumed private practice in Jackson, Michigan from 1871 to 1873, then returned to Eaton Rapids from 1873 to 1875. He continued private practice in Lansing, Michigan from 1875 to 1885. He served as Commissioner of the United States Patent Office (now the United States Patent and Trademark Office) from 1885 to 1887.[2]

Federal judicial service

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Montgomery received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on April 1, 1887, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) vacated by Judge Arthur MacArthur Sr. He was nominated to the same position by President Cleveland on December 20, 1887. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1888, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 2, 1892, due to his resignation.[2]

Later career and death

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Following his resignation from the federal bench, Montgomery resumed private practice in Lansing from 1892 to 1895. He died on November 12, 1898, in Lansing and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Index Card for Martin V. Montgomery, Civil War Pensions Index available online at Fold3 website.
  2. ^ a b c Martin V. Montgomery at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Preceded by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
1887–1892 		Succeeded by
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