Walter Humphries Montague (1858-1915)

Physician, MLA (1911-1914), MLA (1914-1915).

Born in Adelaide Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, on 21 November 1858, the son of Joseph and Rhoda Montague, brother of John W. Montague. Educated at public schools, high schools, and Woodstock College (Woodstock, Ontario). He studied medicine at the University of Toronto and received his MD from Victoria College, Cobourg in 1882.

He practised medicine in Dunnville, Ontario until 1900. In 1890 he was elected Member of Parliament for Haldimand. He was appointed Secretary of State, then Minister of Agriculture in 1895. He was defeated in the 1900 general elections. He moved to Winnipeg in 1908, where he worked as a financial agent. He was elected MLA for Kildonan in 1913 and was appointed Minister of Public Works that year. He served as minister of public works in the Roblin government, which involved him in the scandal over the construction of the Legislative Building.

He married Angie Furry, daughter of Elias Furry J.P., in 1879. They had two daughters and two sons, F. F. Montague and J. P. Montague. He was a member of the Manitoba Club and St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg, the Hamilton Club (Hamilton, Ontario), and the Rideau Club (Ottawa). He was a keen golfer.

Montague died in Winnipeg on 14 November 1915.

Sources:

Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.

Profile revised: 26 April 2009

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