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Andrew J. Montague

Andrew Jackson Montague
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1913 – January 24, 1937
At-large: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by John Lamb
Succeeded by Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
44th Governor of Virginia
In office
January 1, 1902 – February 1, 1906
Lieutenant Joseph E. Willard
Preceded by James Hoge Tyler
Succeeded by Claude A. Swanson
19th Attorney General of Virginia
In office
January 1, 1898 – January 1, 1902
Governor James Hoge Tyler
Preceded by Richard C. Scott
Succeeded by William A. Anderson
United States Attorney for the
Western District of Virginia
In office
1893–1898
Appointed by Grover Cleveland
Preceded by William E. Craig
Succeeded by Thomas L. Alderson
Personal details
Born October 3, 1862
Campbell County, Virginia
Died January 24, 1937 (aged 74)
Urbanna, Virginia
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Richmond College
University of Virginia
Profession Politician, Lawyer

Andrew Jackson Montague (October 3, 1862 – January 24, 1937) was an American politician from Virginia. He served as the 44th Governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937. A conservative Democrat, he is best remembered for his support of public education and the Good Roads Movement during his term as governor.

The son of Judge Robert Latane Montague, Andrew Jackson Montague was born in 1862 in Campbell County near Lynchburg, Virginia, his family having fled there to escape the American Civil War. After the war, his family returned to the Tidewater area, and Montague worked on the family farm and attended schools in Middlesex County and Williamsburg. After the death of his father in 1880, Montague left the farm and went to Richmond, Virginia. He received his college education there, from Richmond College (predecessor to the University of Richmond), where he gained a reputation as a skilled orator and debator. After several years as a private tutor, Montague became a law student at the University of Virginia, graduating with a law degree in 1885.

After his graduation from law school, Montague commenced practicing law in Danville, while becoming increasing involved with the local Democratic party. In the presidential election campaign of 1892, Montague developed a relationship with Grover Cleveland, who then appointed Montague in 1893 as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Montague held that position five years, until, in 1898, he was elected as the Attorney General of Virginia.


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