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The 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, 7th Earl of Sandwich , and his wife Lady Mary Paget.
Field Marshal
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey , was his maternal grandfather. He was elected to the
House of Commons for
Huntingdon in 1876, a seat he held until 1884, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the
House of Lords .
Lord Sandwich was
colonel of the Huntingdonshire Militia, and served as
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire between 1891 and 1916. He was appointed a Knight of Grace of the
Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in December 1901.
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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
Works
worldcat.org Accessed 23 April 2007.
Birth and death information
thepeerage.com Accessed 23 April 2007.
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
External links
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1660–1672)
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich (1672–1688)
Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich (1688–1729)
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1729–1792)
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich (1792–1814)
George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich (1814–1818)
John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich (1818–1884)
Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich (1884–1916)
George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (1916–1962)
Victor Montagu, 10th Earl of Sandwich (1962–1964)
Disclaimed (1964–1995)
John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (from 1995)