William Montgomery Jr.

Not to be confused with William Montgomery (New Zealand politician).

William Hugh Montgomery CBE (14 September 1866 – 27 July 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, from the Canterbury region.

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1893–1896	12th	Ellesmere			Liberal
1896–1899	13th	Ellesmere			Liberal

William Montgomery Jr.

He was the son of William Montgomery, who had represented the Akaroa electorate.

When John Hall retired from the Ellesmere at the 1893 election, Montgomery stood as a Liberal and defeated the senior politician William Rolleston.^[1] Montgomery represented the electorate in the 12th and 13th parliaments until 1899, when he was defeated.^[2]

In the 1919 King's Birthday Honours, Montgomery was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services as assistant director of the Base Records Office during World War I.^[3]

Montgomery died at his home Waiwera in Little River, Canterbury in 1958, aged 91 years. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "The General Election, 1893". National Library. 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 221. OCLC 154283103.
3. "No. 31422". The London Gazette. 27 June 1919. p. 8088.
4. "Obituary". Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand ). 1958.
5. "Obituary". Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand ). 1958.
6. "Deaths". Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand ). 1958.

Further reading

• Montgomery, William Hugh (1995). Notes on My Life. Shoal Bay Press. ISBN 0908704356.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by John Hall	Member of Parliament for Ellesmere 1893–1899	Succeeded by Heaton Rhodes