A. K. Montgomery
A. K. Montgomery (c. 1903 – April 21, 1987) was a prominent New Mexico lawyer and politician who founded a prominent law firm in the state and served in the New Mexico Senate.[1]
Born in Emory, Texas, Montgomery moved to New Mexico after World War I. He received a law degree from Cumberland School of Law, then in Tennessee, in 1927, and gained admission to the bar in New Mexico in 1931.[1] With J.O. Seth as his law partner, Montgomery founded the prominent Santa Fe law firm of Seth & Montgomery in 1937.[1] Montgomery was elected to represent Santa Fe County in the New Mexico Senate from 1937 to 1941, and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1942.[2][1] He later served as Chairman of the State Prison Board in the 1960s.[3][1] He was on the board of directors of the Santa Fe National Bank from 1962 to 1972.
His son, Seth D. Montgomery, became a Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.[4]
Montgomery retired to Albequerque in 1983, and died there four years later, from kidney disease.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Montgomery, A.K.", The Santa Fe New Mexican (April 24, 1987), p. A-8.
- ^ "Anderson Likes No Candidates In N.M. Race", El Paso Times (August 1, 1942), p. 10.
- ^ Fred Buckles, "Easy Passage Seen For Election Bill", Las Cruces Sun-News (February 12, 1967), p. 4.
- ^ The Santa Fe New Mexican (December 8, 1994), p. 4.