John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Statesman, Politician
1718 – 1792
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Who was John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich?
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather, Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich, as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten. During his life he held various military and political offices, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for the Northern Department, but is perhaps best known for the claim that he was the eponymous inventor of the sandwich.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1718
England - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Dorothy Montagu, Countess of Sandwich
(1741/03/14 - ) - Martha Ray
- Dorothy Montagu, Countess of Sandwich
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Ethnicity
- British people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Eton College
- Died
- Apr 30, 1792
Chiswick
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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