John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich was born on November 3, 1718 and died on April 30, 1792 in Great Britain. He is known for the person the sandwich is named after.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Sandwich PC FRS
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	(1718-11-13)13 November 1718
Died	30 April 1792(1792-04-30) (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 Media

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  The Duke of Bedford was a long-standing patron of Sandwich, and his support helped him further his career. Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

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  In The State Tinkers (1780), James Gillray caricatured Sandwich (on left) and his political allies in the North government as incompetent tinkers.

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  A mezzotint print of the Earl engraved by Valentine Green, after Johann Zoffany, published 30 August 1774