Thomas Lynch Montgomery
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Thomas Lynch Montgomery | |
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President of the American Library Association | |
In office 1917–1918 | |
Preceded by | Walter Lewis Brown |
Succeeded by | William Warner Bishop |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , US | March 4, 1862
Died | October 1, 1929 | (aged 67)
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Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
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Thomas Lynch Montgomery (March 4, 1862 – October 1, 1929) was an American historian and librarian of the
Thomas Lynch Montgomery was born in the
His entire life's career was devoted to library work and the preservation of historical and antiquarian memorabilia and records. In 1886, he became actuary and librarian of the
He was secretary of Pennsylvania Free Library Commission; commissioner for the Preservation of Historical Archives of Pennsylvania; editor of
He was a Republican.
Montgomery married Brinca Gilpin of Philadelphia on October 16, 1889. Several years after her death, he married Susan Keim Savage. Montgomery died on October 1, 1929, at the age of 67.
References
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- Jordan, John W. (1914). Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography: Illustrated. Vol. 2. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 537–538.
- "In Memoriam: Thomas Lynch Montgomery". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 54 (1): 89–92. 1930. JSTOR 20086728.
- "Thomas L. Montgomery". The Reading Eagle. Oct 1, 1929. p. 2.