Henry Greville Montgomery (1863 – 2 December 1951) was a British

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politician, newspaper proprietor, and leading figure in the brickwork business. He was the

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(MP) for

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from 1906 to 1910.

Background

He was the son of Hugh and Eliza Montgomery. He was educated privately. He first married Florence Shepherd. He then married Emily Lewis. He was a descendant of the poet James Montgomery.

Professional career

In 1892 he founded ''The British Clayworker'', the organ of the Brick and Tile Trades. In 1895 as an outcome of this, the Institute of Clayworkers was inaugurated. In 1895 he revived the Building Trades Exhibition at

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, London, subsequently held at

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. In 1903 he inaugurated the first Colliery Exhibition held in Britain. In 1908 he was also involved in the world's Mining Exhibition held at the Olympia in London. He was a Master of the

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. He was a Member of Council of the

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. He was an Honorary member of

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. He was Patron of the living of

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. He served as a

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Political career

He was Private Secretary to

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MP,

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and the Dowager Duchess of Montrose. He was Liberal candidate for the

Division of Somerset at the 1906 General Election. It was the first time he had stood for parliament. He was not expected to win as the seat had been Unionist since it was created in 1885. In fact, the Liberal party had not even bothered to field a candidate at the two previous elections. However, in 1906 the country swung behind the Liberals and he gained Bridgwater by the margin of just 17 votes. The Liberal party Chief Whip at the time, Jack Pease described Montgomery as "a decent man" who warranted "no great attention", adding "nor did he possess much weight". After serving one parliamentary term he did not defend his seat at the January 1910 general election.British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)

Election results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Henry Greville 1863 births 1951 deaths UK MPs 1906–1910 Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from West Somerset (district)