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John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS (13 November 1718 – 30 April 1792) 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.
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.
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. The...
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.
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.
May 30, 2018 · John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, is best known for creating the modern sandwich. But did he really come up with the idea himself? As a serious gambler, he wanted a “food of convenience” that wouldn't disrupt his card game.
SANDWICH, JOHN MONTAGU, FOURTH EARL OF. (1718–1792). First lord of the Admiralty. Sandwich was once denounced by Whiggish historians as lazy, corrupt, and largely responsible for the unprepared state of the Royal Navy for war in 1778.
