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in South Norwalk. After a few years he
abandoned the coal business in order to
become teller in the Norwalk Savings So-
ciety, a position which he had held over
forty years. Though never a politician,
he served as a member of the Board of
Burgesses, and filled the office of treas-
urer of the old city of Norwalk. At the
beginning of the Civil War he enlisted,
August 30, 1862, at the age of twenty, as
a sergeant in Company L, Eleventh New
York Cavalry, known as the famous
"Scott's 900;" he served the entire four
years, being wounded and captured at
Doyal's Plantation, August 5, 1864.
Mr. Montgomery affiliated with St.
John's Lodge, No. 6, Free and Accepted
Masons. He married Maria A. Brady,
daughter of Thomas A. Brady, of Norwalk,
and their children were : William
L., of Seattle; George B., of Norwalk;
Charles E., of Norwalk ; Emily Louise,
who married Waldo A. Raymond, of
Newark, New Jersey; Le Roy, of whom
further ; and Howard A. The family
were members of Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church, of Norwalk, in which Mr.
Montgomery, whose death occurred July
28, 191 1, served as vestryman.
The "History of Harlem" states that
Jean Le Roy owned in Harlem the tract
of land that was purchased by William
Brady. The name of the family was
originally used as Brody, later changed
to Brady, and the great-great-grandfather
(Christian name unknown) of our sub-
ject, was a Revolutionary ancestor of this
line, and had his estate in Harlem confiscated
by the Crown. His son, James
Brady, was an architect of New York
City, and married Grace Jennings. Thomas
Brady, grandfather of our subject,
also married a Jennings.
Le Roy Montgomery, son of William
E. and Maria A. (Brady) Montgomery,
was born February 16, 1881, in Norwalk,
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and received his education in the public
schools of his native city. In 1899 he became
a messenger in the old Central Na-
tional Bank, but did not long serve in
that humble capacity, his ability attract-
ing notice and causing him to be promoted
rapidly. During the three years
that he remained in the bank he held, for
the greater part of the time, the position
of bookkeeper. When he left it was to
become a teller in the Fairfield County
Savings Bank. This position he retained
until 1914, when the People's Trust Company
of South Norwalk was organized,
and he became its secretary and treasurer.
This dual position he retained until Au-
gust, 1920, and by his manner of discharging
its duties, as well as by his wise
counsel and broad outlook upon aiifairs,
did much toward establishing it upon a
firm and permanent basis. He is a cor-
porator of the Fairfield County Savings
Bank, and is the secretary of the Bridge
Commission of the town of Norwalk.
In August, 1920, Mr. Montgomery became
a partner with Isaac Church in the
manufacture of expansion bolts and hardware
specialties. In January, 1921, he
purchased Mr. Church's interest, and has
since conducted the business as sole
owner. This business was founded in
Toledo, Ohio, by Isaac Church, in 1879,
and in 1907 was moved to Norwalk. The
expansion bolts are amply protected by
patents and have long been a standard
product.
Mr. Montgomery married, June 28,
191 1, Marion Montgomery Lee, daughter
of Mortimer Montgomery and Julia C.
(Adams) Lee, of Norwalk. A biography
of Mr. Lee appears elsewhere in this
work. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are the
parents of one child : Mortimer Lee, born
May 27, 1917. They are members of
Grace Episcopal Church.
From his early youth Mr. Montgom-