08/29/18
M. V. B. MONTGOMERY
M. V. B. MONTGOMERY 1885-1887
Martin Van Buren Montgomery—lawyer, legislator, jurist—was the 20th Commissioner of Patents.
He was born in the township of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, October 20, 1840. The early part of his life was spent on his father's farm, attendance at the district schools taking place only in the winter months, as was the case with other farm boys who later became Commissioners. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1865, and immediately began to practice. His talents were at once recognized, and he filled, successively, different public offices of increasing importance.