William Allen Montgomery | |
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| Born | November 16, 1829 |
| Died | December 5, 1905 (aged 76) |
| Education | University of Tennessee |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, planter, Baptist minister |
| Spouse | Catherine Smith Franklin |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | William H. Montgomery Sarah Jarnagin |
| Relatives | Lawson D. Franklin (father-in-law) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America (1861–1865) |
| Service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank | Chaplain |
William Allen Montgomery (November 16, 1829 – December 5, 1905) was an American lawyer, planter and Baptist minister. Trained as a lawyer in Tennessee, he was a cotton planter in Texas in the 1850s and served as a Confederate chaplain in the American Civil War. He served as the President of Carson–Newman University from 1888 to 1892.