John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
English Peer and statesman; inventor of the sandwich · Politicians · Lived 1718 to 1792 · aged 73
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich, as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten.
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The Duke of Bedford was a long-standing patron of Sandwich, and his support helped him further his career.
In The State Tinkers (1780), James Gillray caricatured Sandwich (on left) and his political allies in the North government as incompetent tinkers.
A mezzotint print of the Earl engraved by Valentine Green, after Johann Zoffany, published 30 August 1774![Dr Daniel Solander, Sir Joseph Banks, Captain James Cook, Dr John Hawkesworth and Lord Sandwich by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1771.[35] Use a cursor to see who is who.[36]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Mortimer_-_Captain_James_Cook%2C_Sir_Joseph_Banks%2C_Lord_Sandwich%2C_Dr_Daniel_Solander_and_Dr_John_Hawkesworth.jpg/1280px-Mortimer_-_Captain_James_Cook%2C_Sir_Joseph_Banks%2C_Lord_Sandwich%2C_Dr_Daniel_Solander_and_Dr_John_Hawkesworth.jpg)
Dr Daniel Solander, Sir Joseph Banks, Captain James Cook, Dr John Hawkesworth and Lord Sandwich by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1771.[35] Use a cursor to see who is who.[36]Awards
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He held various military and political offices during his life, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Secretary of State for the Northern Department. He is also known for the claim that he was the inventor of the sandwich.
