John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich

The Right Honourable The Earl of Sandwich PC
In Sandwich-Carrots!—dainty Sandwich-Carrots (1796), James Gillray caricatured Lord Sandwich slipping money into the pocket of an attractive carrot-seller, said to be one of his usual amusements.
Master of the Buckhounds
In office 1783–1806
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington
Preceded by	The Earl of Jersey
Succeeded by	The Earl of Albemarle
Personal details
Born	26 January 1744
Died	6 June 1814
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	(1) Lady Elizabeth Montague-Dunk (d. 1768) (2) Lady Mary Powlett

John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich, PC (26 January 1744 – 6 June 1814), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.

Background and education

Montagu was the eldest son of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, by the Honourable Dorothy Fane, third surviving daughter of Charles Fane, 1st Viscount Fane. He was educated at Eton. In 1761, at the age of 17, he joined the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards as a Captain.

Political career

In 1765, Hinchingbrooke entered Parliament as Tory Member of Parliament (although he supported the Fox-North Coalition of 1783) for Brackley, a seat he held until 1768, and then represented Huntingdonshire from 1768 to 1792, when he succeeded his father in the earldom. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1771 to 1782, as Master of the Buckhounds from 1783 to 1806 and as Joint Postmaster General from 1807 to 1814. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1771.

Family

Lord Sandwich married firstly his distant cousin Lady Elizabeth Montague-Dunk, only daughter of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, 8 March 1766. Lady Elizabeth died in 1768 and Sandwich married Lady Mary Powlett, daughter and co-heir of Admiral Harry Powlett or Paulet, 6th and last Duke of Bolton. Lord Sandwich lived and was a rural landowner at Hinchingbrooke House today in north Cambridgeshire and held other farming interests. His eldest child, John George Montagu, by his first wife died in 1790. Lord Sandwich died in June 1814, aged 70, and was succeeded by his eldest son by his second wife, George. Lord Sandwich's illegitimate son William Augustus Montagu rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. William is thought to be named after his uncle, William Augustus, who died at Lisbon in 1776.

Schedule of rental of the estates of John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich and PETER DE SALIS, in the Manor of Clare in County of Armagh, 1802.

References

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Marshe Dickinson Robert Wood	Member of Parliament for Brackley 1765 – 1768 With: Robert Wood	Succeeded by Robert Wood William Egerton
Preceded by The Lord Carysfort Robert Bernard	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1768 – 1792 With: The Earl Ludlow	Succeeded by The Earl Ludlow Lancelot Brown
Political offices
Preceded by Hon. Thomas Robinson	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1771–1782	Succeeded by Viscount Chewton
Preceded by The Earl of Jersey	Master of the Buckhounds 1783–1806	Succeeded by The Earl of Albemarle
Preceded by The Earl of Carysfort The Earl of Buckinghamshire	Joint Postmaster General (with the Earl of Chichester) 1807–1814	Succeeded by The Earl of Chichester The Earl of Clancarty
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Montagu	Earl of Sandwich 1792 – 1814	Succeeded by George Montagu