Robert Mortimer Montgomery

Robert Mortimer Montgomery KC (October 1869 – 31 December 1948), was a British lawyer, school administrator, legal writer, and Liberal Party politician.

Early life and education Montgomery was born the son of Rev. John Knowles Montgomery, Unitarian Minister, Chester, and Mary M’Alister of Holywood, near Belfast. He was educated at King's School, Chester, from 1880 to 1888, where he "distinguished himself as a university Soccer player". and that same year became a member of the Hibbert Trust. During his time with the Hibbert Trust, he continued as Chairman of the Channing School, overseeing the temporary relocation of the school and its pupils to the West Country during World War II. Montgomery formally resigned as chairman in 1944, thereafter remaining a Governor of the school until 1946. In 1944, he was elected Treasurer of the Inner Temple. Upon his death, he was eulogized in the Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society with the assertion that few men "have rendered more conspicuous service than Robert Mortimer Montgomery to culture in general and education in particular".

Personal life In 1900 he married Mabel Ayrton. They had one son and one daughter. Mabel died in 1927, and in 1932 he married Zilla Mary Stevenson. They had two sons.