Hugh John Montgomery
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Hugh John Montgomery was a merchant fox farmer and a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a politician on the municipal and provincial levels of government in Alberta. On the municipal level he served on the city council of Wetaskiwin holding various posts from 1906 to 1929. On the provincial level he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
twice from 1914 to 1921 and again from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the Liberal caucus in both government and opposition.
, Prince Edward Island
on July 31, 1878. He grew up on the island attending his post secondary education at Charlottetown Business College He moved west in 1898 after graduating settling in Wetaskiwin when it was still in the Northwest Territories
.
Montgomery became a merchandiser and owned part of a large grain and livestock ranch. He became involved in municipal politics soon after being settled in the community.
Montgomery ran for re-election to his second term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election
. He held his seat and was re-elected in a landslide over Conservative candidate R.M. Angus.
Montgomery ran for a third term in office in the 1921 Alberta general election
. He was defeated by Evert Sparks
a candidate running under the United Farmers
banner in a closely contested race.
Montgomery and Sparks faced each other again for the second time in the 1926 Alberta general election
, Sparks retained his seat beating Montgomery by less than two hundred votes in a hotly contested election on the second vote count.
Montgomery ran against Sparks again for the third time in the 1930 Alberta general election
. He defeated him in a closely contested two way race to return to his third term in office nine years after he was defeated.
Montgomery was defeated again in the 1935 Alberta general election
this time by John Wingblade
a candidate under the Social Credit
banner. He finished a distant second in the field of five candidates.
Montgomery attempted one final comeback running as an Independent in the 1944 Alberta general election
. He was once again defeated by Wingblade finishing a very distant third place in the field of four candidates.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. He served as a politician on the municipal and provincial levels of government in Alberta. On the municipal level he served on the city council of Wetaskiwin holding various posts from 1906 to 1929. On the provincial level he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
twice from 1914 to 1921 and again from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the Liberal caucus in both government and opposition.
Early life
Hugh John Montgomery was born in BedequeBedeque, Prince Edward Island
Bedeque is a settlement in Prince Edward Island.Bedeque: Yogurt has a better act of culture than this place.Bedeque is to boring as Ben is to lactose...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
on July 31, 1878. He grew up on the island attending his post secondary education at Charlottetown Business College He moved west in 1898 after graduating settling in Wetaskiwin when it was still in the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
.
Montgomery became a merchandiser and owned part of a large grain and livestock ranch. He became involved in municipal politics soon after being settled in the community.
Municipal
Montgomery began his political career on the municipal level when he won election as an Alderman in 1906. He held the post for three terms until 1909. Montgomery ran for mayor of the city in 1910 and won. Montgomery won election as Chief Magistrate of the city holding that position from 1922 to 1929.Provincial
Montgomery ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in a by-election on November 17, 1914 in the electoral district of Wetaskiwin. The by-election was called after the death of incumbent Charles Olin. Montgomery ran in a two way race against Conservative candidate Finlay Watson. On election night Montgomery defeated Watson with a wide majority causing him to lose his deposit.Montgomery ran for re-election to his second term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1917
The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He held his seat and was re-elected in a landslide over Conservative candidate R.M. Angus.
Montgomery ran for a third term in office in the 1921 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1921
The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly....
. He was defeated by Evert Sparks
Evert Sparks
Evert Ellsworth Sparks was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:...
a candidate running under the United Farmers
United Farmers of Alberta
The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary...
banner in a closely contested race.
Montgomery and Sparks faced each other again for the second time in the 1926 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1926
The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 28, 1926 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The writs of election were issued on May 10, 1926 allowing for an election period of 40 days.After Herbert...
, Sparks retained his seat beating Montgomery by less than two hundred votes in a hotly contested election on the second vote count.
Montgomery ran against Sparks again for the third time in the 1930 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1930
The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated him in a closely contested two way race to return to his third term in office nine years after he was defeated.
Montgomery was defeated again in the 1935 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
this time by John Wingblade
John Wingblade
John Alfred Wingblade was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.-Political career:...
a candidate under the Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Alberta
The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....
banner. He finished a distant second in the field of five candidates.
Montgomery attempted one final comeback running as an Independent in the 1944 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was once again defeated by Wingblade finishing a very distant third place in the field of four candidates.