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Schuyler (MONTGOMERY American diplomat)

MONTGOMERY, American diplomat, born at Stamford, Conn., in 1877. He graduated from Columbia University in 1899 and took postgraduate studies at that university. He was appointed second secretary of the American Embassy at Petrograd in 1902, and in 1904 served as secretary of legation and consul-general at Bangkok, Siam. He served as chargé and first secretary to Rumania, Servia, Russia, Japan, and Mexico. In 1913 he was appointed minister to Ecuador. In 1914-15 he served as special agent of the United States to Russia. In 1918 he was commissioned a captain in the Officers' Reserve Corps, and served in the Ordnance Department. In 1918-19 he was chief intelligence officer in Siberia. In 1919 he was discharged with the rank of major. He was a member of many historical societies and contributed articles on Oriental and literary subjects to various periodicals.