Samuel James Montgomery | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Everette B. Howard |
| Succeeded by | Everette B. Howard |
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| Born | December 1, 1896 (1896-12) |
| Died | June 4, 1957(1957-06-04) (aged 60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Grove Hutcheson Montgomery |
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| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma at Norman |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America (United States of America) |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |  Croix de Guerre (France) |
Samuel James Montgomery (December 1, 1896 – June 4, 1957) was an American politician and aU.S. Representative fromOklahoma.
Born inBuffalo, Kentucky, Montgomery was the son of Henry Harrison and Ella Slack (Montgomery) Montgomery. He moved to Oklahoma in 1902 with his parents, who settled in Bartlesville. He attended the public schools, studied law at theUniversity of Oklahoma at Norman, and was admitted to the bar in 1919. He married Elizabeth Grove Hutcheson at Fort Worth, Texas, and they had two children, Henry and Elizabeth.[1]
Montgomery practiced law in Bartlesville, Oklahoma until he enlisted as a private in the Sixth Regiment,United States Marine Corps, on July 18, 1917, and served in the Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces, until May 19, 1919, when he was honorably discharged.He received the Croix de Guerre from the Republic of France.[2]
Elected as aRepublican to the Sixty-ninth Congress, Montgomery served from March 4, 1925, to March 3, 1927.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress, and practiced law in Tulsa and later in Oklahoma City.
Montgomery died inOklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 4, 1957 (age 60 years, 185 days). He isinterred in Memorial Park Cemetery,Bartlesville, Oklahoma.[4]
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