Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties") Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905. p. 531. ROBERT W. MONTGOMERY manager of the Interior Warehouse Company, of Kent, Sherman county, is a native Oregonian, having been born in Umatilla county, August 30, 1881, the son of Benjamin and Mary A. (Peck) Montgomery. The father of our subject was a native of Ireland, coming to Canada about the year 1865. He at first located in Montreal, where he remained until 1879, engaged in railroading. Thence he removed to Albany, in the Willamette valley, where he farmed on rented land for a period of two years, when he went to Umatilla county and secured land. Here he died in 1883. The mother of our subject was a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada ; her parents were English. At present she resides in the town of Helix, Umatilla county, renting the farm to her son. Our subject was reared in Umatilla county until he reached the age of twenty years, where he received an excellent education in the public schools ; attended the Pendleton Academy one year; was one year at the Willamette University, at Salem, and, also, prosecuted a course in the Portland Business College. In 1901 he came to Kent. Here he accepted his present responsible position. June 28, of the same year, at Moro, he was united in marriage to Miss Annie Peetz, born in Tacoma, Washington, November 24, 1886. The bride's parents were Carl and Catherine (Schoot) Peetz, the former being a retired farmer living near Moro. Our subject has three brothers and three sisters ; Thomas, manager of the Puget Sound Warehouse, at Pendleton ; Alexander, a lumber dealer and manager of the Puget Sound Warehouse, at Helix, Oregon ; John, a farmer and manager of the Balfour-Guthrie Warehouse, at Warren, Umatilla county; Lydia, wife of William Alby, a Franklin county, Oregon, farmer; Sarah, single, residing with her mother, and Lucy, single, a twin sister of our subject. Fraternally Mr. Montgomery is a member of Cascade Lodge, No. 303, B. P. O. E., at The Dalles. Politically his affiliations are with the Republican party, of which he is committeeman for his precinct. He is, also, constable and deputy sheriff. Mr. Montgomery has won the confidence of all in the community in which he resides, and is a broad-minded, progressive and sagacious business young man of marked ability. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.