Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich

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(13 July 1839 – 26 June 1916), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1884, was a British peer,

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politician and author. Montagu was the eldest son of

John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (8 November 1811 – 3 March 1884), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818, was a British Peerage, peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politi ...

, and his wife Lady Mary Paget.

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, was his maternal grandfather. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1876, a seat he held until 1884, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the

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. Lord Sandwich was

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of the Huntingdonshire Militia, and served as

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between 1891 and 1916. He was appointed a ''Knight of Grace'' of the

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in December 1901. Lord Sandwich died unmarried in June 1916, aged 76, and was succeeded in the earldom by his nephew George Charles Montagu.

Works

Lord Sandwich was the author of five books: * ''Diary in Ceylon & India, 1878-9.'' 1879 * ''Hinchingbrooke.'' 1910 * ''My Experiences in Spiritual Healing.'' 1915 * ''Memoirs'' 1919 * ''Memoirs of Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 1839-1916, Ed.'' 1919 (co-authored with Beatrice Erskine, "Mrs. Steuart Erskine")

References

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Accessed 23 April 2007. *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

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Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich KStJ (13 July 1839 – 26 June 1916), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1884, was a British peer, Conservative politician and author. Montagu was the eldest son of John William Montagu, ...

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