Background
Montgomery, Sonny was born on August 5, 1920 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of Gillespie and Emily (Jones) Montgomery.
United States Representative from Mississippi
Montgomery, Sonny was born on August 5, 1920 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of Gillespie and Emily (Jones) Montgomery.
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University.
Member Mississippi State Senate, 1956-1966, United States Congress from 3rd Mississippi District, 1967—1997, United States House Veterans Affairs Committee, 1978-1996, ranking minority member, 1994-1996, chairman, 1981-1994, United States House Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia, 1975-1996. Member Woodcock Commission, 1977. President, Chief Executive Officer The Montgomery Group, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997—2004.
President Mississippi National Guard Association, 1959. President Mississippi Heart Association, 1967-1968. Served with Army of the United States, World World War II, Korea, retired major general Miss National Guard.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion 40 and 8, Congressional Prayer Breakfast Group (president 1970) Lodges: Masons. Shriners; Scottish Rite.