George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich
George John Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich (4 February 1773 – 21 May 1818) was the son of John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich and Lady Mary Henrietta Powlett. He was styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1790 until in 1814 when, his elder half-brother having died, he inherited the earldom from his father, together with the Hinchingbrooke estate in Huntingdonshire. He was educated at Eton College (1780-90) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1790-92).[1]
He was MP for Huntingdonshire from 1794 to 1814.[1]
He married in 1804 Lady Louisa Mary Ann Julia Harriet Lowry-Corry, daughter of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore and Lady Harriet Hobart. Together they had two daughters and one son, John William, who would succeed his father in the earldom:
- Lady Harriet Mary Montagu (14 May 1805 – 4 May 1857), married William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton
- Lady Catherine Caroline Montagu (7 October 1808 – 30 April 1834), married Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, an illegitimate son of Napoleon I and Marie, Countess Walewska
- John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich (8 November 1811 – 3 March 1884), married firstly Lady Mary Paget; married secondly Lady Blanche Egerton.
He died in Rome in 1818.
References
- ^ a b "MONTAGU, George John, Visct. Hinchingbrooke (1773-1818)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- thepeerage.com Accessed 30 May 2007
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Sandwich
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Preceded by The Earl Ludlow Lancelot Brown | Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1794–1801 With: The Earl Ludlow 1794–1796 Lord Frederick Montagu 1796–1801 | Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain | Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1801–1814 With: Lord Frederick Montagu 1801–1806 Lord Proby 1806–1807 William Henry Fellowes 1807–1814 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Earl of Sandwich 1814–1818 | Succeeded by |
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- 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)