John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Sandwich
PC FRS
The Right Honourable The Earl of Sandwich PC FRS
	The 4th 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	13 November 1718
Died	30 April 1792 (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) 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.

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