Benjamin Montgomery

njamin Thornton Montgomery (1819–1877) was an influential African-American inventor, landowner, and freedman in Mississippi. He was taught to read and write, and became manager of supply and shipping for Joseph Emory Davis at Hurricane Plantation at Davis Bend.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Ownership of Davis Bend
4 Legacy
5 References
5.1 Sources
6 Further reading
7 External links
Early life
Ben Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudoun County, Virginia. In 1837, he was sold