William Montgomery (New Zealand politician)
William John Alexander Montgomery was a New Zealand politician and merchant from Little River on Banks Peninsula. Born in London, he lived in a number of places and pursued a number of occupations before settling in Christchurch, New Zealand.
William Montgomery in ca 1876
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Its capital was Christchurch.
The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, designed by Benjamin Mountfort