Edward Samuel Montgomery (December 30, 1910 – April 6, 1992) was an American journalist who won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for writing a series of articles on tax fraud.
He returned to journalism in 1938, joining the Reno Evening Gazette, where he first worked as an editor.
Montgomery served in the Marine Corps during World War II (1942–45).
After the war, Montgomery went to work for the San Francisco Examiner, where he stayed until his retirement in 1975.
[4] Montgomery was married to Helene Louise Per Lee (1914–2007), whom he had met in college.