William Joseph Montgomery, also known as W. J. Montgomery (May 20, 1851âÂÂMarch 18, 1913) was an American politician, lawyer and a bank president. He was as the mayor of the city of Marion, South Carolina in 1891, and he served multiple terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1882âÂÂ1883, 1889âÂÂ1890), and in the South Carolina Senate (1909âÂÂ1912).
He was married in 1877 to Annie Stackhouse, and together they had 6 children. Writer Mabel Montgomery was one of his children. Their former home "The Grove" (1893) at 408 Harlee Street, was listed in 1973 by the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Marion Historic District.
Montgomery died of carcinoma of the pancreas on March 18, 1913, in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.