John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
The Earl of Sandwich | |
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| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
| In office 19 December 1770 – 12 January 1771 | |
| Prime Minister | Lord North |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rochdale |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Halifax |
| In office 9 September 1763 – 10 July 1765 | |
| Prime Minister | George Grenville |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Halifax |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Grafton |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 1771–1782 | |
| Prime Minister | Lord North |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Hawke |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Keppel |
| In office 1763–1763 | |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Bute |
| Preceded by | George Grenville |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Egmont |
| In office 1748–1751 | |
| Prime Minister | George Grenville |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Bedford |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Anson |
| Postmaster General | |
| In office 1768–1771 | |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Grafton Lord North |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Downshire |
| Succeeded by | Henry Carteret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1718 |
| Died | 30 April 1792 (aged 73) Chiswick, England |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Montagu, Countess of Sandwich Martha Ray |
| Alma mater | Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Statesman |
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich was born on November 3, 1718 and died on April 30, 1792 in Great Britain.[1] He is known for the person the sandwich is named after.