Gillespie V. Montgomery
| Sonny Montgomery | |
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| Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Speaker |
Tip O'Neill Jim Wright Tom Foley |
| Preceded by | Ray Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Bob Stump |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Hudson Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Chip Pickering |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Prentiss Walker |
| Succeeded by | Thad Cochran |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
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In office 1956–1966 |
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| Personal details | |
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August 5, 1920 Meridian, Mississippi |
| Died | May 12, 2006 (aged 85) Meridian, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 – May 12, 2006) was an American politician from Mississippi who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1967–1997. He was also a retired Major General of the Mississippi National Guard, who saw service during World War II.
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Montgomery graduated from Mississippi State University in Starkville in 1943 and was a member of the Beta Tau chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. He served in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Mississippi National Guard as a Major General in 1980.
For his military service, Montgomery received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with "V" for VALOR device, Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Montgomery represented part of Meridian in the Mississippi State Senate between 1956 and 1966. He was elected to Congress from what was then the 4th District in 1966. Prentiss Walker, the first Republican elected to either house of Congress from Mississippi since Reconstruction, had given up the seat after one term to run for the United States Senate against James O. Eastland. (Since the mid-20th century, a major realignment of parties in Mississippi took place, with conservative whites shifting from the Democratic to the Republican Party.)
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