William Montgomery, Jr.

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
18931896 12th Ellesmere Liberal
18961899 13th Ellesmere Liberal

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

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]

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.

Further reading

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
John Hall
Member of Parliament for Ellesmere
18931899
Succeeded by
Heaton Rhodes
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