Background
Montgomery was the fifth son of the politician Hugh Montgomery and was born at Blessingbourne House, near Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Ireland.
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Hubert Montgomery
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He was educated at Charterhouse School and in 1900 joined the Foreign Office as a clerk.
Career
From 1904 to 1907 he served as Private Secretary to the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and from 1907 to 1910 he was précis writer to the Foreign Secretary, with a brief interlude in 1908 when he served as Assistant Private Secretary to Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. In 1918 he was on the staff of the Earl of Reading"s embassy to the United States and in 1919 he was appointed Chief Clerk and Assistant Secretary of the Foreign Office. In 1922 he was promoted to Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and in 1930 Deputy Under-Secretary of State.
In 1933 he received his first and only senior overseas posting when he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague.
He held this post until his retirement in 1938.
Achievements
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He was secretary of the Earl Marshal"s office for the Coronation of King George V in 1911, for which he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (Commander of the Royal Victorian Order), and in 1913 he was appointed Marshal of the Ceremonies. Montgomery was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (Central Bank) in the 1920 New Year War Honours, Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Street George (Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George) in the 1927 New Year Honours, and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order) in 1930.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
British
Awards
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Companion of the Order of the Bath; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George; Royal Victorian Order
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.