Monte Montgomery | |
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Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
In office 1965–1969 |
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Preceded by | Clarence Barton |
Succeeded by | Robert Freeman Smith |
Constituency | Eugene |
Personal details | |
Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
June 6, 1924
Profession | politician |
Finnius Freeman "Monte" Montgomery (born June 6, 1924) is a former Oregon state politician. Serving as a member of the House from District 13, he was Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969. He also ran unsuccessfully for Oregon Secretary of State in 1968, losing to Clay Myers in a primary election. In 1972, Montgomery served as a delegate member of the Oregon Delegation to the 1972 Republican National Convention held in Miami, Florida. Montgomery later served as president of the Associated Oregon Loggers, but was convicted in 1986 of stealing from that organization.