John Montagu

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John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich, was an 18th-century British statesman and First Lord of the Admiralty, popularly associated with giving his title to the sandwich.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Earl
First Lord of the Admiralty
human
nobleman
associatedLegend ordered meat between slices of bread so he could continue gambling without using cutlery
associatedWith Royal Navy
birthDate 1718-11-13
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Barnet
causeOfNotability eponym of the sandwich
child John Montagu self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1792-04-30
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
era 18th century
familyName Montagu
father Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
fieldOfWork foreign policy
naval administration
givenName John
hasTitle The Right Honourable
influenced popularization of the sandwich as a food item
knownAs Lord Sandwich
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain
surface form: George II

George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
nobleFamily Montagu family
nobleTitle Earl of Sandwich
notableFor association with the invention of the sandwich
occupation politician
statesman
ordinalNumber 5
participatedIn administration of the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
Master of the Great Wardrobe
Postmaster General of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
religion Church of England
spouse Dorothy Fane

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Duke of Montagu heldBy John Montagu
this entity surface form: John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
John Montagu child John Montagu self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
this entity surface form: John Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke