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John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS (13 November 1718 – 30 April 1792) [1] 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. He held various military and political offices, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty, and ...
Jul 18, 2014 · John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. It’s not clear why the English politician John Montagu, a.k.a. the 4th Earl of Sandwich, became the namesake of the food we call a sandwich.
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Apr 30, 2024 · American Revolution. John Montagu, 4th earl of Sandwich (born November 13, 1718—died April 30, 1792, London, England) was a British first lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution (1776–81) and the man for whom the sandwich was named. Having succeeded his grandfather, Edward Montagu, the 3rd earl, in 1729, he studied at Eton and ...
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Victor Montagu (father) Rosemary Peto (mother) Education. Eton College. Alma mater. Trinity College, Cambridge. John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (born 11 April 1943), is a British businessman and politician. He was a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 1995 to 2024.
May 30, 2018 · While John Montagu may claim to have invented the sandwich, the idea of stuffing cheese, meat, or vegetables into bread was hardly a new one. For centuries before Montagu was born, the Greeks had been using pita pockets to hold cured meats and vegetables. The Arabic and Indian nations had been using naan to hold curry, rice, and other meat ...
Jul 5, 2022 · John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was an esteemed statesman who held various military and political offices in the second half of the 18th century, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Secretary of State for the Northern Department.
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John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), played an important role in the history of the Royal Navy from 1744 to 1782, which included the American War of Independence and the discovery of Australia and islands of the Pacific Ocean. He supported Captain Cook's exploratory voyages and, in return, Cook named the Sandwich Islands for ...
