W. S. Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, GLEW, LONGUEVILLE, ROSZELL

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 20:48:39

W. S. Montgomery is a young attorney who came to Butler county in March, 1880, and locating at Clarksville, has since been engaged in the practice of his profession.
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Mr. Montgomery is the third of a family of seven children of James and Sarah (Glew) Montgomery, and was born on February 16, 1853. His parents are both natives of Pennsylvania, and are yet living upon the farm in Dubuque county, Iowa, on which they settled in 1836.
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The subject of our sketch received a common school education, and in 1874 entered the Law Department of the Iowa State University, from which he graduated in 1875, and was admitted to the bar. From this time until 1879 he engaged in teaching school, and then entered the law office of J. C. Longueville. Thus when he came to Clarksville he was well prepared for his profession. He was for a time associated with Capt. C. A. L. Roszell, which undoubtedly proved greatly to his advantage.
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Mr. Montgomery at once became a highly esteemed citizen, so much so, that in 1882 the republican party nominated him as their candidate for County Clerk, and he was elected by a good majority, and entered upon his official duties in January, 1883.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 342