Donald Montgomery (May 3, 1848 – May 14, 1890) was an educator and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1878 to 1879 as an Independent member. 4th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is one of two parts of the General Assembly, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor. He was chief superintendent of education for the province from 1879 until his death.
He was born in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, the son of Malcolm Montgomery, a Scottish-born farmer. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Montgomery taught school in rural Kings County before continuing his education at Prince of Wales College. Kings County ( 2006 population 18608 is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada. Prince of Wales College (PWC is a former University college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 1874, he became master of the province's Normal School and Model School. normal school was a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers For the school located at Baton Rouge Louisiana see Louisiana State University Laboratory School For the school located at Tarlac City Philippines see Laboratory Montgomery was dismissed in 1877 by the government of Louis Henry Davies because it was felt that he lacked sufficient credentials for the post. Sir Louis Henry Davies, PC, KCMG ( May 4, 1845 – May 1, 1924) was a Prince Edward Island (PEI lawyer He studied law at McGill College before returning to the island in 1878. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a by-election held that year and was reelected in the general election the following year. In September of 1879, he resigned his seat to become superintendent of education, an office that he had suggested should be created. Among other duties, Montgomery was charged with implementing the 1877 Public Schools Act. He established a Provincial Educational Institute, which held an annual convention to provide professional development for the province's teachers. He also took steps to try to encourage French language education at Prince of Wales College. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In 1887, he married Mary Isabella, the daughter of William McPhail. Montgomery died in Charlottetown in 1890. Charlottetown (ˈʃɑrlɪtaʊn (2006 population 32174 is a Canadian city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, making it the seat His death was attributed to his heart having been weakened by a vaccination against smallpox. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor.