Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.
Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Markets Amendment Bill Committee No.17 | Tue 07 March 1876 | Fri 17 March 1876 | 11 days | |
| Cooma Roman Catholic Church Trustees Bill Committee No.15 | Thu 24 February 1876 | Thu 02 March 1876 | 8 days | |
| All Saints Parsonage Bill Committee No.7 | Fri 02 April 1875 | Tue 13 April 1875 | 12 days | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Tue 05 January 1875 | Fri 12 October 1877 | 2 years 9 months 8 days | |
| Member for Monaro | Tue 05 January 1875 | Fri 12 October 1877 | 2 years 9 months 8 days |
Biography
Community activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1864.
Personal information
Son of James Montague, farmer, and Mary Montague. Married Rosina O'Hare on 4 February 1850 at Monaro on 4 February 1850 and had issue, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Roman Catholic.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Country entrepreneur. Educated in a country school and private seminary. Worked on father's farm. Arrived in Sydney in 1841. Set up as a general storekeeper at Cooma cattle station in the Monaro district. Purchased town land in Cooma and built stores there. Built fist steam flour mill at Cooma. President of local agricultural society. Judge of Monaro Jockey Club. Founder of Cooma Hospital.
Additional information
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Alexander Montagu - papers, 1852 - 1899 (MLMSS 1117