The 18th century English nobleman John Montagu who was so fond of gambling that he played even while eating was the earl of what town in Kent?
"have three children: John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (born 11 April 1943), is a British entrepreneur, politician and nobleman. He has sat in the House of Lords on the crossbenches since 1995. Lord Sandwich is the eldest son of Victor Montagu, who disclaimed the Earldom of Sandwich in 1964, and his first wife Maud Rosemary (""née"" Peto). He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1995 and is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act"
"and will be returning to the town in 2020. Within the immediate area of Sandwich there are 4 schools, Sandwich Infants for children aged 4 to 8, Sandwich Juniors for children from the ages of 8 to 11, and Sir Roger Manwood's School, for 11-18 and Sandwich Technology School, again, 11-18. The town's connection with the food item of the same name is that John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who lived in the 18th century, allegedly invented it. As the story goes, he was an avid gambler, and since he often did not have time to sit for a"
"meal due to his gambling habits, he would order his valet to bring him meat tucked between two pieces of bread. Because Montagu was the Earl of Sandwich, others began to order ""the same as Sandwich!"" However, the exact circumstances of the invention are still the subject of debate. A rumour in a contemporary travel book called ""Tour to London"" by Pierre Jean Grosley (although not confirmed) formed the popular myth that bread and meat sustained Lord Sandwich at the gambling table. An alternative suggestion by Sandwich's biographer, N. A. M. Rodger, is that due to Sandwich's commitments to the"
"Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and Tory politician. Styled Earl of Dalkeith from birth, he was born in London, England, the fourth child of seven, and second son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu. His elder brother George had died when only two months old after receiving a smallpox inoculation. He was educated"
"20 May 1776, in his eighty-fourth year, bequeathing her all his wealth and property. For over 30 years, from 1734-1768, Montagu was MP for the borough of Huntingdon, a seat controlled by his cousin John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Edward Montagu (1692–1776) Edward Montagu (1692–1776) was a wealthy English landowner, who owned numerous coal mines and had several rents and estates in Northumberland. The son of Hon. Charles Montagu, MP, by Sarah Rogers, and the grandson of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, he was educated at Eton (?), Clare College, Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn. In 1730 he became"
"newspapers, and playing the piano. He sometimes jogged in the park and took his Doberman Pinscher for walks. Lunch at the Clermont Club was followed by afternoon games of backgammon. Returning home to change into evening dress, the earl typically spent the remainder of the day at the Clermont, gambling into the early hours, watched sometimes by Veronica. In 1956, while still working at Brandt's, he had written of his desire to have ""£2m in the bank"", claiming that ""motor-cars, yachts, expensive holidays, and security for the future would give myself and a lot of other people a lot of"
"(Kent), the 2nd Duke of Richmond, Sir William Gage (both Sussex) and Alan Brodrick (Surrey). Some matches in the 1720s were arranged at places like Peper Harow and Penshurst Park which have long been horse racing locations; today, they both house point-to-point racecourses. There were strong gambling connections between cricket, racing and prizefighting throughout the 18th century with matches being staged at venues like Moulsey Hurst or the Forest New Ground at Nottingham; and the fact that MCC and the Jockey Club were both founded by the ""Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Club"" which used to meet socially at the ""Star &"
"""Baron Montagu of Kimbolton"", of Kimbolton in the County of Huntingdon. In 1626, he was made ""Earl of Manchester"", of Manchester in the County of Lancaster.. It is said that the title referred not to the city of Manchester, but to Godmanchester in Huntingdonshire. The word ""God"" was deliberately excluded from the title, as Henry thought it would be blasphemous for him to be known as ""Lord Godmanchester"". His son, the 2nd Earl, was a prominent Parliamentary General during the Civil War, but later supported the restoration of Charles II. His son, the 3rd Earl, represented Huntingdonshire in the House"
"George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester, etc. (Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 17 June 1853 – Tandragee Castle, County Armagh, 18 August 1892), styled Lord Kimbolton from 1853 to 1855 and Viscount Mandeville from 1855 to 1890, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Montagu was the son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, and Countess Louise von Alten. In 1877 Montagu was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire, a seat he held until 1880. Apart from his political career he also achieved the rank of Captain in the"
"George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (also spelt George Montague) (9 May 1739) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1715 when he became a peer. George Montagu was the son of Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Pelham and paternal great-grandson of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, George Montagu married twice: He sat as a MP for Northampton between 1705 and 1715 and from 1714 held four appointments: In further honorifics he was appointed a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1725. His family's seat was"
"Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c. 1563 – 7 November 1642) was an English judge, politician and peer. He was the 3rd son of Edward Montagu of Boughton and grandson of Sir Edward Montagu, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to 1545, who was named by King Henry VIII one of the executors of his will, and governor to his son, Edward VI. He was born at Boughton, Northamptonshire, about 1563. Henry was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He was admitted to Middle Temple on 6 November 1585 and was"
"in his 47th year, at Lisbon, Portugal, from tuberculosis, and was buried at Warkton. Having survived the death of his first-born son in 1808, he was succeeded by his second-born son, the twelve-year-old Walter, Earl of Dalkeith. Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and Tory politician. Styled Earl of Dalkeith from birth, he was born in London, England, the fourth child of seven, and second son of"
"Melchbourne Park, Bedfordshire. George and Millicent had four children: George Montagu married his second wife Harriet Sydney Dobbs (4 December 1834 – Ore, Sussex, 20 May/30 May 1907), daughter of Conway Richard Dobbs of Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ireland, and wife, on 29 August 1850 at Kilroot, County Antrim. George and Harriet had two children: He died in Tunbridge Wells, aged 56. George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, etc. (9 July 1799 – 18 August 1855), known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament. George Montagu"
"Earl of Sandwich Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England and the House of Montagu, nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent. It was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu. He was made Baron Montagu, of St Neots in the County of Huntingdon, and Viscount Hinchingbrooke, at the same time, also in the Peerage of England. The viscountcy is used as the courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. A member of the prominent Montagu family, Lord Sandwich was the son of Sir Sidney Montagu, youngest brother of Henry"
"sense of humour. This idea matches the contents of the letter to the Lord Mayor, which accused a group of young aristocrats as the culprits, after an irresponsible wager. A popular rumour circulating as early as 1840 pointed to an Irish nobleman, the Marquess of Waterford, as the main suspect. Haining suggested this may have been due to him having previously had bad experiences with women and police officers. The Marquess was frequently in the news in the late 1830s for drunken brawling, brutal jokes and vandalism, and was said to do anything for a bet; his irregular behaviour and"
"and two world-class golf courses, Royal St George's and Prince's. The town is also home to educational and cultural events. Sandwich also gave its name to the bread snack by way of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and the word ""sandwich"" is now found in many languages. The place-name 'Sandwich' is first attested in the ""Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"", where it appears as ' in 851 and ' in 993. In the ""Domesday Book"" of 1086 it appears as '. The name ""-wich"" comes from the Anglo Saxon ', meaning a dwelling or fortified place where trade takes place. The name"
"Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax KG, PC, FRS (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715) was an English poet and statesman, one of the commissioners of the Treasury, a member of the Privy Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer. At the accession of George I, he was made Viscount Sunbury and Earl of Halifax, with remainder to heirs male, a Knight of the Garter, and First Lord of the Treasury. The Gunnings purchased the estate in 1782 and the family stayed at Horton until 1888 when the 5th Baronet sold it to Pickering Phipps of the brewing family. Later"
"Edward Montagu (1692–1776) Edward Montagu (1692–1776) was a wealthy English landowner, who owned numerous coal mines and had several rents and estates in Northumberland. The son of Hon. Charles Montagu, MP, by Sarah Rogers, and the grandson of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, he was educated at Eton (?), Clare College, Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn. In 1730 he became the leaseholder of the small estate of Sandleford, south of Newbury on the Berkshire-Hampshire border, and in 1742 he married Elizabeth Robinson (despite her seeing marriage as a rational and expedient convention rather than something done out of love). At"
"himself into Regency clubland. He acquired a site in St James's Street and opened a building that was to become the most famous gaming house in Europe: ""Crockford's"". He fleeced the aristocracy by taking a charge on every bet laid, and in the process amassed a fortune estimated at the time of his 'retirement' in 1840 to have been £1,200,000 in the currency of the time, certainly enough to establish homes at 11 Carlton House Terrace at which he died (later to become Prime Minister William Gladstone's home) and at Panton House, Newmarket. Although he had technically retired in 1840,"
"sharpened by gambling, cricket being a major attraction for gamblers throughout the 18th century. His other sporting interests included billiards and tennis, he also acquired a reputation as a womaniser. He was returned unopposed as the Member of Parliament for the county of Kent in 1768, sitting until he became the 3rd Duke of Dorset on the death of his uncle in 1769. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Kent in 1769, a position he held until 1797. He was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1789 until his death. The young John Sackville was schooled at Westminster,"
"George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, etc. (9 July 1799 – 18 August 1855), known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament. George Montagu was born at Kimbolton Castle, the son of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester, and was educated at Eton. He joined the Royal Navy direct from school and had been promoted to lieutenant before retiring in 1822. From 1818 he had served on HMS ""Larne"" at Jamaica, where his father was Governor. In 1816 his father named the newly founded town"
"Montagu, Attorney General from 1708 to 1710. Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c. 1563 – 7 November 1642) was an English judge, politician and peer. He was the 3rd son of Edward Montagu of Boughton and grandson of Sir Edward Montagu, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to 1545, who was named by King Henry VIII one of the executors of his will, and governor to his son, Edward VI. He was born at Boughton, Northamptonshire, about 1563. Henry was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He was admitted to Middle"
"of: Edward Montagu of Boughton Sir Edward Montagu (c 1530 – 26 January 1602) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1559. Montagu was the eldest surviving son of Sir Edward Montagu (judge) of Boughton House, near Kettering and his third wife Helen Roper, daughter of John Roper. In 1556, he succeeded to eleven manors, a castle, a baronial residence’ and the patronage of eight livings in Northamptonshire on the death of his father. He extended his possessions by a grant of concealed lands in Northamptonshire, and bought the manor of Trafford and"
"his brother- an Earl- in the English peerage. Historians have since questioned, however, whether his new title had the gravitas that his previous Earldom had had, and have even suggested that the king was 'walking a tightrope' as to whether Montagu would actually accept it or not. To compensate him for the loss of the Percy estates Montagu was granted the lands of the dead Earl of Devon, and Montagu's son, George was created Duke of Bedford. These were substantial estates, providing an income of at least £600 per annum. Montagu was to be the new regional magnate- as he"
"his marriage, Manchester had been considered an inebriate, and was shunned by respectable society. Manchester died in August 1892, aged only 39, and was succeeded in his titles by his son William. George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester, etc. (Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 17 June 1853 – Tandragee Castle, County Armagh, 18 August 1892), styled Lord Kimbolton from 1853 to 1855 and Viscount Mandeville from 1855 to 1890, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Montagu was the son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, and Countess Louise von Alten."
"Great Piazza, Covent Garden. Alexander Pope commemorated the Earl's death in his unpublished poem ""Farewell to London in the Year 1715"": <poem>The love of arts lies cold and dead In Halifax's urn, And not one Muse of all he fed Has yet the grace to mourn.</poem> Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715) was an English poet and statesman. Charles Montagu was born in Horton, Northamptonshire, the son of George Montagu, fifth son of the 1st Earl of Manchester. He was educated first in the country, and then"
"to have been happy enough: his mother had a warm regard for her daughter-in-law. Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich (3 January 1647/48 – 29 November 1688) was born in Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdonshire, England to Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich and Jemima Crew. He was styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1660 until his accession in 1672. He was educated mainly in Paris, where he lived with his cousin Walter Montagu, although he is said ""not to have been much of a scholar"". He married Lady Anne Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork"
"Victor Montagu Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu (22 May 1906 – 25 February 1995), known as Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1916 to 1962, as the Earl of Sandwich from 1962 to 1964 (when he disclaimed his peerages) and as Victor Montagu from 1964 to 1995, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). He was usually known to family and friends as 'Hinch Hinchingbrooke' or 'Hinch Sandwich' or, later, as 'Hinch Montagu'. In 2015, it was revealed that he was cautioned for indecently assaulting a child for a period of two years between 31 December 1970 and January 1972. Montagu was"
"Sandwich, New Hampshire Sandwich is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 1,326 at the 2010 census. Sandwich includes the villages of Center Sandwich and North Sandwich. Part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the north, and part of Squam Lake is in the southwestern corner of the town. Chartered in 1763 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, the land was considered so inaccessible that the grant was enlarged, making Sandwich one of the largest towns in the state. It was named in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, said to be"
"when at the age of 20 he received from the King a country mansion, Grimston Manor. It is supposed that this was an early wedding present made to a young man who was rapidly coming into favour. He was a firm favourite of the King and is regularly mentioned in the Privy Purse expenses as playing the King at bowls, tennis, card games and archery. He also hunted with the King and bet large sums of money with him. He won huge sums off the King but probably lost just as much, if not more. Gambling was one of the"
"In August 1660, Montagu was elected MP for Dover in the Convention Parliament. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Dover in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. He was Master of the Hospital of St Katharine-by-the-Tower, London from 1661 to 1681. Montagu died in 1681 and was buried at St Katharine-by-the-Tower in July. Montagu married Elizabeth Irby, daughter of Sir Anthony Irby. His sons included James Montagu (judge), Edward Montagu (MP) and Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax. George Montagu (died 1681) George Montagu (28 July 1622 – July 1681) was an English politician who sat in the"
"of England, on his accession to the throne; but this did not deter him from welcoming William of Orange, who created him Viscount Monthermer and Earl of Montagu later in 1689, on his accession to the English throne. Montagu was no less avaricious than unscrupulous. In 1673, he married the wealthy widow of Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland, Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley, daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, who brought him a large fortune; and after her death in 1690, he remarried the still more wealthy Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, and"
"were to divorce in 1965. She was the widow of Christopher Holland-Martin, MP. Montagu died in 1995, aged 88. A grandson resides in Brighton, England. Victor Montagu Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu (22 May 1906 – 25 February 1995), known as Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1916 to 1962, as the Earl of Sandwich from 1962 to 1964 (when he disclaimed his peerages) and as Victor Montagu from 1964 to 1995, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). He was usually known to family and friends as 'Hinch Hinchingbrooke' or 'Hinch Sandwich' or, later, as 'Hinch Montagu'. In 2015, it was"