Death and Commemoration
Montgomery's wife Jane died young aged 43, several decades before him on 27 July 1879. Montgomery died at his residence in Little River on 21 December 1914. He was survived by two sons, William Hugh (1866–1958) and John (1874–1946). His son William Montgomery, Jr. represented Ellesmere in 1893–99. The couple are buried at the Barbadoes Street Cemetery in the central city of Christchurch, together with those of their children who died young.
Montgomery Street in Cheviot is named for William Montgomery. Montgomery Park Scenic Reserve above the Summit Road near Hilltop is a native bush reserve that William Hugh Montgomery donated to the Wairewa County Council in 1941. The gift was to commemorate both William Hugh and his father. It contains a tōtara estimated to be 2000 years old, with a girth of 8.5 m.
Montgomery Spur is located in the Port Hills between Rapaki Track and the Avoca Valley. It was named after John Montgomery. Part of the spur is Montgomery Spur Reserve, held by Christchurch City Council as a Scenic Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.
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