John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

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British politician Earl of Sandwich human nobleman

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman best known both for his influential naval administration and for lending his title to the sandwich.

Aliases (2)

4th Earl of Sandwich ×1
Earl of Sandwich ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → Earl of Sandwich → human → nobleman →
aristocraticFamily	Montagu family →
associatedWith	Royal Navy →
burialPlace	St Mary’s Church, Barnwell, Cambridgeshire →
child	John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1718-11-13 →
dateOfDeath	1792-04-30 →
educatedAt	Eton College → Trinity College, Cambridge →
employer	British government →
era	18th century →
familyName	Montagu →
father	Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke →
givenName	John →
hasTitleEtymology	sandwich (food) →
heldPeerageOf	Peerage of England →
honouredIn	Sandwich Islands (former name for Hawaii) →
inspiredBy	practice of eating meat between slices of bread while gambling →
knownFor	association with the invention of the sandwich → naval administration reforms →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	House of Lords →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Whig Party →
monarchDuringService	George II → George III →
mother	Elizabeth Popham →
nobleTitle	Earl of Sandwich →
notableWork	British naval administration during the American War of Independence →
participatedIn	American War of Independence → Seven Years' War →
placeOfBirth	London →
placeOfDeath	London →
positionHeld	First Lord of the Admiralty → Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty → Postmaster General of Great Britain → Secretary of State for the Northern Department →
religion	Church of England →
residence	Hinchinbrooke House → London →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Dorothy Fane →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hinchinbrooke House →	associatedWith
Montagu →	associatedWithPerson
Elizabeth Popham →	child
St Mary’s Church, Barnwell, Cambridgeshire →	containsGraveOf
St Mary’s Church, Barnwell, Cambridgeshire →	finalRestingPlaceOf
St Mary’s Church, Barnwell, Cambridgeshire →	hasBurial
Montagu →	hasNotableBearer
Elizabeth Popham →	motherOf
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich ("Earl of Sandwich") →	nobleTitle
Montagu family →	notableMember
First Lord of the Admiralty →	officeHeldBy
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich ("4th Earl of Sandwich") →	precededByTitleHolder
Dorothy Fane →	spouse