Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
American politician
Died when: 53 years 78 days (638 months)Star Sign: Cancer
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.
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