Frances Trego Montgomery

Biography

Frances Trego Montgomery was a prolific writer of children's stories during the early twentieth century. She is best known for her popular "Billy Whiskers" series, which were about the misadventures of a mischievous but somewhat short-tempered goat. Many children, including the future President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, loved the books--twenty-five in all--and couldn't get enough of them. Other books by Mrs. Montgomery included an early science fiction book for children called "The Wonderful Electric Elephant." She died on board the Cunard liner S.S. Franconia while on an around-the-world tour; she had planned to write a book about her travels.