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Montgomery, Sydney Hamilton Rowan (1869 - 1916)

Psychiatrist

Born: 25 October 1869 Belfast, Ireland. Died: 1 March 1916 Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia.

Sydney Hamilton R. Montgomery played a vital role in the treatment and management of the insane in Western Australia (WA). As Inspector General and Medical Officer for the Insane, Montgomery oversaw the running of all mental health facilities in WA and introduced the 1904 Lunacy Act and the 1912 Inebriates Act. He was also the local branch president of the British Medical Association in 1909.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1879 - 1888 Studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Ireland
1894 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) completed at the Royal University of Ireland
c. 1895 - c. 1896 Ship's Surgeon on the City of Agra, India and South America
1897 - c. 1900 Assistant at the Nottingham City Asylum for the Insane, UK
1901 Migrated to Australia (Fremantle, WA)
1901 - 1902 Superintending Medical Officer of Asylums in Western Australia
1903 - Inspector General and Medical Officer for the Insane
1904 Drafted Western Australia's new Lunacy Act
1905 Co-established (with WP Birmingham) a three-year training act for mental-care nurses
1910 President of the British Medical Association, Western Australian branch
1912 Drafted the Inebriates Act

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 August 2005

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