Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
U.S. Congressperson
1837 – 1890
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Who was Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh?
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1879. The son of a prominent state legislator, Thornburgh fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, and served as attorney general of the state's third judicial district after the war. Following his congressional term, he formed a law partnership with several prominent Knoxville attorneys, and engaged in philanthropy.
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- Born
- Jul 3, 1837
New Market - Spouses
- Died
- Sep 19, 1890
Knoxville
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on July 23, 2013
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