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This is a letter from Hugh De Fellenberg Montgomery (1844-1924) to John Ross (1853 - 1935). Montgomery was a lawyer and politician. Originally a Liberal and a strong supporter of Gladstone, Montgomery was also a firm Unionist, but by 1916 he believed that Ulster Unionists had no choice but to accept Lloyd George's proposal for a six-county Northern Ireland. Ross was a judge, Unionist politician and the last lord chancellor of Ireland. In 1916 he was asked to sit on the commission that adjudicated on internment after the Rising, but this invitation was withdrawn. The letter suggests publicly circulating views held by Montgomery's son, Hubert Montgomery, Charles Hubert Montgomery (1876-1942), particularly to Edward Carson (1854-1935) and Walter Long (1854-1924), both prominent Unionist politicians of the time.
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