Hubert Montgomery

Sir Charles Hubert Montgomery KCMG KCVO CB (24 August 1876 – 2 December 1942[1]) was a British civil servant and diplomat.

He was the fifth son of the politician Hugh Montgomery and was born at Blessingbourne House, near Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Ireland.

In 1918 he was on the staff of the Earl of Reading's embassy to the United States and in 1919 he was appointed Chief Clerk and Assistant Secretary of the Foreign Office.

In 1933 he received his first and only senior overseas posting when he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague.

[2] Montgomery was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1920 New Year War Honours,[3] Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1927 New Year Honours, and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1930.