Montgomery (Alabama) - Places, People

32°23N 86°19W, pop (2000e) 201 600. Capital of state in Montgomery Co, C Alabama, USA, on the Alabama R; state capital, 1847; the Confederate States of America formed here, 1861; occupied by Federal troops, 1865; railway; university (1874); important market centre for farming produce; cotton, livestock, dairy products; diverse industries, including machinery, glass, textiles, furniture, foods, paper; scene of the 1955 bus boycott by blacks protesting against segregation, which contributed to the growth of the civil rights movement.

Montgomery or Montgomerie may refer to:

Places

In Canada:

Montgomery, Alberta

In the United States:

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery, Georgia Montgomery, Illinois Montgomery, Massachusetts Montgomery, Minnesota Montgomery, New York Montgomery, Pennsylvania Montgomery, Texas Montgomery, Vermont Montgomery, West Virginia

And

Montgomery Village, Maryland

In Wales:

Montgomery, Powys

See also:

Montgomery County (disambiguation) Montgomery Township (disambiguation) Sahiwal, Pakistan, formerly known as Montgomery

People

In Fiction:

Bianca Montgomery, a fictional character on All My Children Jackson Montgomery, a fictional character on All My Children Montgomery Montgomery, a fictional character from A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Montgomery Scott, a fictional character in the Star Trek universe Charles Montgomery "Monty" Burns, a fictional character from The Simpsons by Matt Groening

Military:

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British Army officer Gabriel Montgomery, Scottish captain who accidentally killed King Henry II of France in a jousting accident Gustaf Adolf Montgomery, Finnish colonel who served in the Finnish War John B. Montgomery, officer in the United States Navy Richard Montgomery, Irish-American soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War

Actors:

Anthony Montgomery, American actor best known in the role of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise Elizabeth Montgomery, best known in the role of Samantha Stephens on the television series Bewitched Montgomery Clift, an actor

In Sports:

Colin Montgomerie, Scottish professional golfer Nick Montgomery, football player for Sheffield United F.C.