Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Leonidas C. Houk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1837 New Market, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1890 (aged 53) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Adaline Smith Laura Emma Pettibone |
| Alma mater | Holston College[1] |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician |
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (July 3, 1837[2]– September 19, 1890) 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.[1]
- ^ a b East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), pp. 497-498.
- ^ Rothrock (French Broad-Holston Country, p. 497) lists July 5 as his date of birth. Thornburgh's grave monument at Old Gray Cemetery gives July 3 as his date of birth.