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'''Montgomery''' is, according to placesnamed.com, the name of 86 places in the ] of which 18 are ]. Some of these places were named in honor of the general ], who died in the ] attempting to capture ], ]: '''Montgomery''' is, according to placesnamed.com, the name of 86 places in the ] of which 18 are ]. Some of these places were named in honor of the general ], who died in the ] attempting to capture ], ]:


==Places==
*Cities/Towns:

===in the United Kingdom===
*] in Wales

===in the United States===

====Cities and towns====
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**] (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.) **] (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
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**] (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.) **] (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)

*Counties: ====Counties====

**] (This county was ''not'' named for Richard Montgomery, but for another general, '''Lemuel P. Montgomery'''; oddly, the city of Montgomery in it ''was'' named for Richard Montgomery.) **] (This county was ''not'' named for Richard Montgomery, but for another general, '''Lemuel P. Montgomery'''; oddly, the city of Montgomery in it ''was'' named for Richard Montgomery.)
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The original Montgomery was a place in ] and, by extension, the surname of the ] family who originated there. A member of this family, ], founded the town and castle of ], later the county town of ]. The original Montgomery was a place in ] and, by extension, the surname of the ] family who originated there. A member of this family, ], founded the town and castle of Montgomery in Wales]], later the county town of ].


See also: ==See also==
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Montgomery is, according to placesnamed.com, the name of 86 places in the United States of America of which 18 are Montgomery County. Some of these places were named in honor of the general Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec, Canada:

Places

in the United Kingdom

in the United States

Cities and towns

Counties

The original Montgomery was a place in France and, by extension, the surname of the Norman family who originated there. A member of this family, Roger of Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, founded the town and castle of Montgomery in Wales]], later the county town of Montgomeryshire.

See also

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