Zachariah Montgomery (March 6, 1825 in Nelson County, Kentucky – September 3, 1900 in Los Angeles, California) was a publisher, lawyer, politician, and author, particularly known for his skills as an orator.
This work continues to elicit discussion amongst home school organizations, teachers' associations, political scientists, and politicians.
While at St. Joseph's, he befriended fellow student Augustus Hill Garland and studied for the bar exam in the offices of Benjamin Hardin Helm (1784–1852), a noted lawyer, statesman, member of the Kentucky Legislature and U.S. Congress.
He was petitioned by colleagues to become a United States senator (1867) but declined due to political ideological differences with the Lincoln Administration.
Father Serda said Mass from January 16 to December 10, 1876, in the parlor of the Montgomery home at the northwest corner of Telegraph Avenue and 41st Street.