Robert Lynch Montague was born in September 1864 in Middlesex County, Virginia, to Robert Latane Montague (1819-1880) and Cordelia Gay Eubank Montague (1835-1884). He attended the public schools in Middlesex County and Locustdale Academy in Madison County, Virginia. Montague attended the University of Virginia, where he studied law. Settling in Richmond, Virginia, Montague became a prominent attorney. He was the brother of Governor Andrew Jackson Montague (1862-1937). Montague died 24 January 1932 in Hanover County, Virginia, and is buried in Christ Episcopal Church in Middlesex County.
From the guide to the Robert Lynch Montague papers, 1882-1914, (The Library of Virginia)