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John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich "passed away peacefully" on February 1, 2025, at Mapperton House in Dorset. His family was with him when he died.
Lord Sandwich was 81 years old.
His eldest son, Lord Hinchingbroke, said: “His career was in overseas development, humanitarian aid and human rights but he was also devoted to Mapperton and its community."
Lord Sandwich was the eldest son of Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu (1906-1995) and his first wife, Maud Rosemary Peto (1916–1998), who divorced in 1958. In 1961, Rosemary abandoned the Montagu surname and the courtesy title, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, and reverted to her maiden name by deed poll. She was a goddaughter of Queen Maud of Norway.
At the time of his birth, Lord Sandwich was second in line to the earldom, His father was styled Viscount Hinchingbroke until 1962 when the 9th Earl died, and Victor succeeded as the 10th Earl.
In 1964, the 10th Earl disclaimed his peerage for life, according to the Peerage Act (1963), as he wanted to continue his Parliamentary career. He served in five Parliaments as the Tory MP for South Dorset. When his father died, the new Earl gave up his seat to move into the House of Lords. After disclaiming the earldom, he was known as Victor Montagu. In the 1964 General Election, he ran for the seat in Accrington but did not win his seat.
Victor Montagu's decision to disclaim his peerage did not apply to his children who retained their courtesy titles, including John, styled as Viscount Hinchingbrooke. Victor died in 1995, and John succeeded as the 11th Earl.
In 1968, Lord Hinchingbroke married Susan Caroline Hayman, daughter of an Anglican priest Perceval Ecroyd Cobham Hayman. They had three children: Luke Timothy Charles Montagu (December 5, 1969), the Hon. Orlando William Montagu (1971), and Lady Jemima Mary Abrashi, who is married to Fisnik Abrashi, the Director of Global Customer Engagement at the Associated Press.
The late Lord Sandwich sat in the House of Lords from 1995 through May 2024. He was seated as a hereditary peer until November 1999. and then served as an elected peer.
Lord Sandwich and his second son, Orlando, established a fast-food restaurant chain, the Earl of Sandwich with 50 restaurants in the United States, Canada, France, South Korea, and the Philippines. The fourth earl is credited with inventing the sandwich when he put meat between two pieces of bread.
He is survived by his wife, Caroline, their three children, Lord Hinchingbrooke, Orlando, and Jemima, and his nephew, Timothy, and at least five grandchildren, Hon William and Hon. Nestor Montagu, Walter and Nancy Montagu and Lettice Montagu Abrashi.
William and Nancy are the children of Orlando Montagu and Lady Honor Wellesley, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington.
Lord Sandwich's eldest son, Luke succeeds as the 12th Earl of Sandwich. He is married to Julie Fisher, an American, and they have two sons. According to peerage tradition, Luke will not be styled as the Earl of Sandwich until after the funeral. At that time, his elder son, William will have the courtesy title Viscount Hinchingbrooke.
https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/24918633.family-share-heart-warming-tribute-earl-sandwich/
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3 comments:
That's an interesting business venture, The Earl of Sandwich. We have one in Central Florida (at Walt Disney World). I was wondering if the title "Earl of Sandwich" has anything to do with Hawaii which was once called the "Sandwich Islands?"
Cook named the islands for the 4th earl who was the First Lord of the Admiralty
Thanks, Marlene, I knew you would have the answer!
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