W. Atwood Montgomery Explained

W. Atwood Montgomery
State Delegate:Maryland
Term Start:1906
Term End:1908
Birth Date:20 February 1854
Birth Place:near New London, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:near Pilot, Cecil County, Maryland, U.S.
Resting Place:Eastland Friends Meetinghouse
Children:1
Occupation:Politician

W. Atwood Montgomery (February 20, 1854 – September 30, 1931) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1906 to 1908.

Early life

W. Atwood Montgomery was born on February 20, 1854, to Sarah and John E. Montgomery near New London, Pennsylvania. He grew up on his father's farm. He moved around 1891 to Cecil County, Maryland.[1]

Career

Montgomery was a Republican. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, from 1906 to 1908.[2] [3] Montgomery ran for sheriff of Cecil County in 1909, but lost to James Wesley McAllister.[4]

Personal life

Montgomery had a wife. She died in 1911. They had one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Keen.[5] [6]

Montgomery owned a summer house near Oakwood, but it burned down in 1910.[7] For a time, he lived at Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania. He moved to Pilot, Cecil County, in 1930.[6]

Montgomery died on September 30, 1931, at his home near Pilot, Cecil County. He was buried at Eastland Friends Meetinghouse's cemetery.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maryland Manual, 1906–07 . 307 . Maryland State Archives . July 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974) . Maryland Manual On-Line . . February 1, 2000 . July 1, 2023.
  3. News: Official Vote of Cecil County . November 11, 1905 . . 1 . . July 1, 2023.
  4. News: Vote of Cecil County . November 5, 1909 . . 1 . . July 1, 2023.
  5. News: Mrs. W. A. Montgomery . September 16, 1911 . . 1 . . July 1, 2023.
  6. News: Atwood Montgomery . October 2, 1931 . . 8 . . July 1, 2023.
  7. News: House Burned . January 14, 1910 . . 1 . . July 1, 2023.