Benjamin F. Montgomery

Benjamin Franklin Montgomery (1834 – December 29, 1912) was an American politician who along with Elias M. Ammons and won the 1912 Colorado gubernatorial election. Although Montgomery would have been appointed as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, he died before he could enter the office; Stephen R. Fitzgarrald replaced him from 1913 to 1915.

Life and career
Benjamin F. Montgomery was born in 1834, in Denver, Colorado.

Montgomery was interested in mining and ranching while living in Nevada Avenue and San Rafael Street. For four years, during the bomb days of Cripple Creek, then in El Paso County, he lived in that town and during these four years he represented El Paso county in the legislature. He was prominent in the councils of the local Democratic Party during his residence here.

Montgomery ran alongside Elias M. Ammons in the 1912 Colorado gubernatorial election, winning with a margin of 42.91%.

Death and aftermath
In his later years, he lived on a farm near Rifle, Colorado, with his son.

Montgomery died on December 29, 1912, because of his throat disorder, laryngitis. Montgomery's funeral was held on December 31, 1912, with burial at Evergreen Cemetery next to the body of Montgomery's son. The body was brought to this city from Denver by W.S. Montgomery, a son; Mrs. EM Glidden, granddaughter, and grandparents. John B. Hunter. Funeral services were held in Denver on Monday afternoon.

After Montgomery's death, Stephen R. Fitzgarrald took his place from 1913 to 1915. Fitzgarrald had served as lieutenant governor since 1909.