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John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, GMB, PC, FRS (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Life. Montagu was an owner of a coal mine. Montagu went on the grand tour with Pierre Sylvestre.
- 1709 – 5 July 1749
- Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
- Extinct
- Elizabeth Wriothesley
In 1721 John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749), accepted the position of Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England. He was the first nobleman to do so.
Montagu, as one of the senior members of Lord North’s cabinet, became the first lord of the Admiralty in January of 1771— he had been in this position once before but was dismissed in the 1750s by King George II due to conflicts between dukes. Montagu willingly demoted himself to assume the role of first lord of the Admiralty once again.
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu primary name: Montagu, John other name: (Duke of) Montagu
He was the son of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Victor Alexander Montagu, second son of the seventh Earl. Lord Sandwich was Member of Parliament for Huntingdon and Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire.
- Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
- Sir Edward Montagu
- Viscount Hinchingbrooke, Baron Montagu of St Neots
- John Montagu, 11th Earl
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu. (1690-1749), Courtier. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 8 portraits. Inheriting the title Duke of Montagu in 1709, John Montagu held a number of posts at court and was a prominent Freemason, but took little interest in politics.
Dec 19, 2011 · John Montagu, the second Duke of Montagu (1690-1749), who became a Knight of the Garter in 1718, deserves remembrance not for his achievements, but for his range of interests and for the kind of man he was. He was born at Boughton in Northamptonshire, the county of “spires and squires” into a fairly conventional aristocratic family.
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