David Montgomery (Florida politician)
David Montgomery (c. 1836 - April 23, 1878) was a sheriff, tax collector, local politician and state legislator in Florida. He ran for Lieutenant Governor.[1]
Originally from New York, he worked as a mason in Key West and Tallahassee before settling in Madison County, Florida.[2]
In 1870 he narrowly escaped being murdered by a group of men.
Florida governor Harrison Reed appointed him sheriff.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867 - 1924 by Carter Brown Jr. University of Alabama Press (1998)
- ^ McCarthy, Kevin M. (July 24, 2019). African American Sites in Florida. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781561649518 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Commission by Governor Harrison Reed appointing David Montgomery Sheriff".
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