Montague, Gilbert Holland, 1880-1961

Dates:
Birth 1880
Death 1961
Gender:
Male
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Gilbert Holland Montague (1880-1961) was an American lawyer and autograph collector.

Montague earned his Harvard AB in 1901, his Harvard AM in 1902, and his Harvard LLB in 1904.

Gilbert Holland Montague was born in 1880 in Springfield, Massachusetts. After receiving degrees from Harvard in economics and law Montague became a foremost practitioner of antitrust law. Montague authored many journal articles on business law and two books: Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company (1903) and Business Competition and the Law (1917). In addition to his legal work Montague was a lifelong collector of manuscripts and rare books. His collection consisted of over 15,000 books, 20,000 pamphlets and included a 14th century copy of the Magna Carta.

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • Collectors and collecting

Occupations:

  • Lawyer
  • Collector

Places:

  • MA, US
  • MA, US
  • RI, US
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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