Farmer residing in Union Township. Born in Mercer County, Pa., December 20, 1840, and belongs to a family of Scotch-Irish descent. He grew to manhood upon his father's farm in Delaware County and was early inured to hard labor while breaking prairie with six yoke of oxen. He received his literary training in the public schools and also attended a private school two years after he was twenty years of age. He then taught one winter term before his marriage, which occurred November 23, 1894, the lady of his choice being Mary Mellon, daughter of Alexander Mellon who was born in Crawford County. Pa., April 3, I 840, and was of Irish birth. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery began their domestic life on a farm in Delaware County where they remained until 1876, when selling out he purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Union Township, Fayette County. Mr. Montgomery held a number of minor political offices and in 1855 was honored with an election to the Twenty-first General Assembly. The county being usually Republican and he a Democratic nominee it indicates something of the regard entertained for him by his fellow-citizens. The best known measure of the session of 1886 was the famous Clark law which Mr. Montgomery opposed from a temperance stand point. He was on the Committees of Agriculture and Senatorial Districts. He received the unanimous nomination of his party in the following campaign and was defeated but his opponent received a majority only half as large as the Republican candidate for Governor.