Donald E. Montgomery

Donald E. Montgomery (1896–1957) was a 20th-Century American who served in both the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the New Deal and as a labor activist for the United Automobile Workers (UAW).[1]

Background

Montgomery was born on October 16, 1896.[1]

In 1918, he earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He pursued graduate study at the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., near Union Station.

Montgomery served as Director of the Registration Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).[1]

The Jamie L. Whitten Building in Washington D.C. is the USDA headquarters.

In September 1935, he resigned from the SEC to become "Consumer Counsel" at USDA.[1] During 1942, Montgomery appeared on Labor for Victory, a 15-minute weekly radio show on NBC, created by the AFL and CIO. The episode also included the CIO's director of publicity, Len De Caux.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In December 1942, he left USDA.[1]

Walter Reuther.

In February 1943, he again became "Consumer Counsel," this time for the UAW. Walter Reuther was recruiting professionals for various UAW branch offices and included Montgomery, a liberal economist and professional in New Deal laws and regulations.[7] He served as UAW representative on the Policy Committee of Price Administration.[1] In 1947, when the UAW's Washington Office Policy Committee reorganized, Reuther appointed Montgomery as director. He served in that capacity until his death.[1][7]

Historian Irving Richter calls Montgomery a "close advisor" of Reuther's, who even ghost-wrote matters for the UAW president.[8]

Personal and death

Montgomery died in October 11, 1957.[1] Newspapers reported the cause of death as suicide. "He killed himself at home yesterday after telephoning police."[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "UAW Washington Office Legislative Department: Donald Montgomery Records". Wayne State University. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Radio: Labor Goes on Air". Time magazine. 20 April 1942. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Hilmes, Michele (2007). NBC: America's Network. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 73. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Labor for Victory". Pandora. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Labor for Victory". Amazon. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Labor for Victory". SoundCloud. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 Barnard, John (2004). American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the Reuther Years, 1935-1970. Wayne State University Press. p. 211. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Richer, Irving (13 February 2003). Labor's Struggles, 1945-1950: A Participant's View. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "UAW Official Kills Himself". Traverse City Record-Eagle. 12 October 1957. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

External sources

  • "UAW Washington Office Legislative Department: Donald Montgomery Records". Wayne State University. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  • Newman, Kathleen M. (17 May 2004). Radio Active: Advertising and Consumer Activism, 1935-1947. University of California Press. pp. 158–159. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  • ILWU Dispatcher image of Montgomery (1943)
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