Edward William Montgomery (1865 – September 27, 1948) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1927 to 1932, and served as a

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in the government of John Bracken. He was born in

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and came to Stonewall, Manitoba with his parents in 1877. Montgomery was educated at Manitoba College, taught school in

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and went on to study medicine at Manitoba Medical College. He entered the practice of medicine in

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in 1892. Montgomery was president of the

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in 1922. He also served as professor of medicine at the Manitoba Medical College. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a

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in the 1927 provincial election, for the constituency of

. At the time, Winnipeg elected ten members by a

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. Montgomery finished seventh on the first count, and was declared elected for the final position on the twenty-first count. On September 9, 1927, he was appointed Minister of Health in Bracken's government. His position was restyled as "Minister of Health and Public Welfare" on July 12, 1928. Montgomery was defeated in the 1932 provincial election. He finished in fifteenth place on the first count in Winnipeg and was later eliminated from contention on the nineteenth count. After retiring from politics, he served as chair of the provincial Board of Health until his death in Winnipeg in 1948.

References

Revue canadienne de santé publique, Volume 39, Canadian Public Health Association, 1948
1865 births 1948 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba {{Manitoba-politician-stub