Henry Montgomery (Liberal politician)

Henry Greville Montgomery (1863 – 2 December 1951) was a British Liberal Party politician, newspaper proprietor, and leading figure in the brickwork business.

In 1895 he revived the Building Trades Exhibition at Royal Agricultural Hall, London, subsequently held at Olympia.

[3] He was Private Secretary to William Sproston Caine MP, Lord Yarborough and the Dowager Duchess of Montrose.

In fact, the Liberal party had not even bothered to field a candidate at the two previous elections.

[5] The Liberal party Chief Whip at the time, Jack Pease described Montgomery as "a decent man" who warranted "no great attention", adding "nor did he possess much weight".