Background
He was born at Cloughlin in County Tyrone to farmers James and Mary Montague.
He was born at Cloughlin in County Tyrone to farmers James and Mary Montague.
He migrated to Sydney in 1841 and established a general store at Cooma, where he bought up extensive land and built a flour mill. In 1875 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Monaro, but he was defeated in 1877. Montague died at Cooma in 1898.