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Sir Robert Montgomery
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Born | Moville, Ireland, United Kingdom
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2 December 1809
Died | 28 December 1887 London, England, United Kingdom
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(aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Addiscombe Military Seminary |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Spouse(s) |
Frances Thomason
(m. 1842) |
Sir Robert Montgomery, GCSI, KCB (born 2 December 1809 in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland, died 28 December 1887 in India) was a British colonial administrator in India.
Robert was born at the family seat at New Park, Moville. He was educated at Foyle College, Londonderry; Wraxall Hall School, Wiltshire; and, from 1823-5, at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Croydon, Surrey. In 1827 he was appointed to the Indian Civil Service. He married in India and brought up a family. His second son was Henry, father of Field Marshal Montgomery. Henry inherited the family estate in Ireland after his father's death.
Eponyms
- The city of Sahiwal, Pakistan, founded in 1865, was formerly named "Montgomery", after Sir Robert Montgomery.
- The district of Montgomery in Punjab.
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