John Carter "Jack" Montgomery (

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, November 22, 1881 –

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, June 7, 1948) was an American

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who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Montgomery graduated from

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in 1903, and was commissioned in the

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. In 1907, he married Virginia Lee, daughter of Major General

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. They had two sons and two daughters. He was part of the American team, which won the bronze medal in the equestrian team event. In the individual competition he finished ninth and in the individual dressage competition he finished twentieth. He was also part of the American team, which finished fourth in the team jumping competition. He also competed in the polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. During

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, Montgomery served with the

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in France, receiving a temporary promotion to colonel and the

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. From July 2, 1924 to March 13, 1927, he was commanding officer of 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry at Fort Huachuca. In 1927, Montgomery retired from military service as a lieutenant colonel. In 1929, he joined

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, retiring in 1946 as a vice president. In 1930, Montgomery was advanced to colonel on the Army retired list. Montgomery and his wife settled in

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after his retirement from First Boston. He died at Walter Reed Hospital in

and was buried at

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on June 10, 1948.

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1881 births 1948 deaths People from Elizabethtown, Kentucky United States Military Academy alumni Military personnel from Kentucky Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics American male equestrians Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in equestrian American event riders Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics United States Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) American polo players Polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in polo Olympic polo players of the United States Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics United States Army colonels American business executives People from Alexandria, Virginia Burials at Arlington National Cemetery {{US-equestrian-bio-stub