Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
| Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Horace Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Leonidas C. Houk |
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| 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 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Adaline Smith Laura Emma Pettibone |
| Alma mater | Holston College |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician |
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (July 3, 1837– 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.
Thornburgh was born in New Market, Tennessee in Jefferson County. His father, Montgomery Thornburgh, was a Tennessee state senator and attorney general. He attended Holston College (in New Market), and studied law under his father and Judge Robert McFarland. He was admitted to the bar in 1861, after which he commenced practice in Jefferson County.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Thornburgh fled to Kentucky and enlisted as a private in a brigade commanded by General George W. Morgan. In 1862, he joined what would eventually become the 4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He became commander of the unit following the resignation of Colonel Richard M. Edwards in July 1863. He saw action at the Battle of Okolona, and led one of the first units into Mobile, Alabama, after the city fell in 1865. Thornburgh's father, a prominent Unionist, was arrested by Confederate authorities during the war and died in a Confederate prison in Georgia.
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