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Samuel James Montgomery
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927
Preceded by Everette B. Howard
Succeeded by Everette B. Howard
Personal details
BornDecember 1, 1896 (1896-12)
Buffalo, Kentucky
DiedJune 4, 1957 (1957-06-05) (aged 60)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Political party Republican
SpouseElizabeth Grove Hutcheson Montgomery
ChildrenHenry Montgomery Elizabeth Montgomery
Alma mater University of Oklahoma at Norman
Profession Attorney
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America ( United States of America)
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1917–1919
Rank Private
UnitSecond Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Croix de Guerre (France)

Samuel James Montgomery (December 1, 1896 – June 4, 1957) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

Biography

Born in Buffalo, Kentucky, Montgomery was the son of Henry Harrison and Ella Slack (Montgomery) Montgomery. He moved to Oklahoma in 1902 with his parents, who settled in Bartlesville. He attended the public schools, studied law at the University of Oklahoma at Norman, and was admitted to the bar in 1919. He married Elizabeth Grove Hutcheson at Fort Worth, Texas, and they had two children, Henry and Elizabeth. [1]

Career

Montgomery practiced law in Bartlesville, Oklahoma until he enlisted as a private in the Sixth Regiment, United States Marine Corps, on July 18, 1917, and served in the Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces, until May 19, 1919, when he was honorably discharged. He received the Croix de Guerre from the Republic of France. [2]

Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress, Montgomery served from March 4, 1925, to March 3, 1927. [3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress, and practiced law in Tulsa and later in Oklahoma City.

Death

Montgomery died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 4, 1957 (age 60 years, 185 days). He is interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Samuel J. Montgomery". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Samuel J. Montgomery". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Samuel J. Montgomery". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Samuel J. Montgomery". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district
1925–1927 		Succeeded by
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