David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CMG, CBE (born 18 August 1928) is a British politician, businessman, and promoter of good relations with South America. He is the son of the famous World War II field marshal, Bernard Law Montgomery.^[1]

Early life and education

Montgomery was educated at Winchester College and gained an engineering degree at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] He entered business, working for Yardley and several other companies, building close links with Latin America. He has served as a patron and chairman of various Anglo-Latin American organisations, including the Anglo-Argentine Society, Canning House and the Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council.

As the 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Montgomery inherited the title of Viscount Montgomery of Alamein following his father's death in 1976^[1] and originally sat as a Conservative in the House of Lords until 1999, when he and most other hereditary peers were removed from the House under the House of Lords Act 1999. He was returned to the Lords as a crossbencher in an election of hereditary cross-bench peers in 2005, following the death of Baroness Strange.

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1975 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2000. He has also received decorations from Germany, Belgium, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia.

He co-wrote The Lonely Leader: Monty 1944-45 with Alistair Horne about his father in 1994 which documented his own early life as well as his father's.

Personal life

In 1953, Montgomery married Mary Connell, divorcing in 1967 after having a son and a daughter. He then married Tessa Browning, daughter of Daphne du Maurier and Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning, a close colleague of his father.^[1]

Upon his death, his title will pass to his son, the Honourable Henry David Montgomery.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Peter W. Hammond, ed (1998). The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda. Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing. p. 775. 

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bernard Law Montgomery	Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1976–Present	Succeeded by Current Incumbent

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Name	Montgomery, David, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Date of birth	August 18 1928
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