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F. F. Montgomery

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Monte Montgomery
Montgomery in 1959
Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1965–1969
Preceded byClarence M. Barton
Succeeded byRobert Freeman Smith
ConstituencyEugene
Personal details
Born(1924-06-06)June 6, 1924
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
DiedDecember 9, 2016(2016-12-09) (aged 92)
Hilo, Hawaii
Professionpolitician

Finis Firman[1] "Monte" Montgomery[2] (June 6, 1924 – December 9, 2016) was an Oregon state politician. Serving as a member of the House from District 13,[3] he was Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969.[4] He also ran unsuccessfully for Oregon Secretary of State in 1968, losing to Clay Myers in a primary election.[5] In 1972, Montgomery served as a delegate member of the Oregon Delegation to the 1972 Republican National Convention held in Miami, Florida.[6] Montgomery later served as president of the Associated Oregon Loggers, but was convicted in 1986 of stealing from that organization.[7][8] Montgomery died at the age of 92 in 2016.[9]

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  1. ^ "F. F. "Monte" Montgomery (1924–2016)".
  2. ^ "Library Repository" (PDF).
  3. ^ Oregon blue book - Oregon, Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State - Google Books. 1967. Retrieved January 14, 2012 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Oregon State Archives: Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "(Co) House speakers and their fates – Capitol Watch". Community.statesmanjournal.com. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Oregon Delegation to the 1972 Republican National Convention". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Montgomery convicted on felony theft charge". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. UPI. February 8, 1987. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  8. ^ Mosley, Joe (October 25, 1986). "Montgomery gets jail term". Eugene Register-Guard. p. A1. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "Finis "Monte" Ferman Montgomery". Star Advertiser. Retrieved August 26, 2020.