James Montgomery

James Francis Montgomery FRSE (10 July 1818 – 21 September 1897) was trained as an Anglican priest and served as Dean in St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh. He is usually referred to as Dean Montgomery. He was an early photographic pioneer and was one of the youngest members of the Edinburgh Calotype Club, one of the world's first photographic societies. Life He was born on 10 July 1818, the son of Elizabeth Mason and Robert Montgomery, Lord Treasurers Remembrancer (younger son of Sir James William Montgomery). He would have spent much time in his early life at the family home of Stobo Castle. He originally studied law and was admitted to the Scottish bar as an advocate in 1840. In the 1840s he is listed as an operational Edinburgh advocate working from 17 Atholl Crescent in the West End, living together with Robert Montgomery.