Henry Hutchinson Montgomery

Henry Hutchinson Montgomery [ [http://anglicanhistory.org/aus/hhmontgomery/ Photograph of Montgomery] ] was an Anglican Bishop and author [ Amongst others he wrote: “Life's Journey”, 1916; “ Life of Bishop Lefroy”, 1920; “Joy of the Lord”, 1931;and finally, ”Old Age”, 1932 British Library Catalogue accessed 17:20 June 14th 2008] in the last part of the 19th century and the very start of the 20th. Born in 1847 he was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge [ Writing on 16 March 1944 G. M. Trevelyan observed that Montgomery was one of the few people ever to have jumped up the steps of the College steps in one bound -p 179 of "The First Cuckoo:letters to The Times, 1900-1980" (Gregory,K Ed) London, George Allen & Unwin, 1981 ISBN 0048080314.] . Ordained in 1871, after curacies at Hurstpierpoint and St. Margaret's, Westminster [While here he married the Archdeacon of Westminster’s daughter: one of their five sons was the British General Bernard Law Montgomery- “Full Monty,vol.1: Montgomery of Alamein,1887-1942” Hamilton, N: London,Allen Lane, 2001 ISBN 0713993340] he was appointed Vicar of St Mark’s Kennington [ [http://www.stmarkskennington.org.uk/ Church web site] ] . From here he was appointed to be Bishop of Tasmania [Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] . In 1901 he was recalled to be Secretary of the SPG. Additionally in 1905 he was also appointed Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George; and was himself raised to the rank of Knight Commander in 1928.Described in his Times obituary as a man “always young in enthusiasm and open vision” [Monday, Nov 28, 1932; pg. 19; Issue 46302; col A "Bishop Montgomery An Active Life For The Church"] , he died on 25 November 1932.

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