Edward Montgomery (Australian politician)

Edward Hugh Montgomery (5 July 1906 – 8 June 1986) was an Australian politician.

Born in Ballarat, Montgomery attended Ballarat Grammar School and the Gordon Institute, where he studied education. He was assistant master at Ballarat Grammar School from 1928 to 1940 and at Geelong Grammar School from 1941 to 1948. In 1948 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in a by-election for the seat of Geelong, representing the Liberal Party, but he was defeated in 1950 and returned to his post at Geelong Grammar School, which he held until 1964. In 1965 he moved to Queensland to become a registrar with the Anglican diocese of Rockhampton, returning to Ballarat to retire in 1974. Montgomery died in 1986.[1]

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Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Fanny Brownbill
Member for Geelong
1948-1950
Succeeded by
James Dunn