John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC (8 November 1811 – 3 March 1884), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818, was a British peer and

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politician. He served under

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in 1852 and as

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between 1858 and 1859.

Background and education

John William Montagu (1811–1884), 7th Earl of Sandwich as a Young Man Hinchingbrooke House 1832 GH

Montagu was the son of

George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich George John Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich (4 February 1773 – 21 May 1818) was the son of John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich and Lady Mary Henrietta Powlett. He was styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1790 until in 1814 when, his elder ha ...

, and his wife Lady Louisa Mary Ann Julia Harriett, daughter of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1818 at the age of six. He was educated at

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and

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. While at Cambridge he played two first-class matches for the

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Political career

Lord Sandwich served in the Earl of Derby's first administration as

from February to December 1852 and was admitted to the

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the same year. When the Conservatives returned to power under Derby in 1858 Sandwich was appointed

, an office he retained until the government fell the following year. Apart from his political career he was also

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between 1841 and 1884.

Family

Lord Sandwich married firstly Lady Mary Paget, daughter of

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, in 1838. After her death in 1859 he married secondly Lady Blanche Egerton, daughter of

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, in 1865. He died in March 1884, aged 72, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son from his first marriage,

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. The Countess of Sandwich died in 1894.

References

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