John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

The Right Honourable The Earl of Sandwich PC FRS
Portrait of the Earl of Sandwich by Thomas Gainsborough
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	Henry Pelham
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, Middlesex, England
Resting place	All Saints' Church, Barnwell
Spouse	Dorothy Fane
Domestic partner	Martha Ray
Children	by Dorothy: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich by Martha: at least five and perhaps as many as nine children, including Basil Montagu
Parents	Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke Elizabeth Popham
Alma mater	Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge
Profession	Statesman

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS (13 November 1718 – 30 April 1792)^[1] 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. He held various military and political offices, 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.