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Ben Montgomery
Benjamin T. 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.
==Early life==
Ben Montgomery was born into slavery in Loudoun County, Virginia. In 1837, he was sold south, and purchased in Natchez, Mississippi by Joseph Emory Davis. His younger brother, Jefferson Davis, later became the President of the Confederate States of America.〔〔Hermann, ''Reconstruction in Microcosm'' (1980), p. 315.〕 Montgomery escaped but was recaptured. Davis reportedly "inquired closely into the cause of his dissatisfaction", whereby the two men reached a "mutual understanding" about Montgomery's situation.〔
Davis assigned Montgomery to run the general store of his plantation at Davis Bend.〔("Ben Montgomery", The Black Inventor Online Museum. ) Accessed December 6, 2012.〕 It was unusual for a slave to serve in this position.〔(''Encyclopedia Britannica'' )〕 Impressed with his knowledge and abilities to run the store, Davis placed Montgomery in charge of overseeing the entirety of his purchasing and shipping operations on the plantation.〔 The Davis family also taught him many other skills including land surveying, flood control, and architecture.〔
On May 21, 1847, Montgomery's son, Isaiah Montgomery, was born. Due to Ben's favored position among the Davis Bend slaves by the Davis family, Isaiah was also given the opportunity of receiving an education. Montgomery maintained a close relationship with his son up until his death.〔(Isaiah Montgomery: Biography )〕
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