John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Right Honourable
The Earl of Sandwich
Office1:	Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Term Label1:	As a hereditary peer
Term Start1:	26 April 1995
Term End1:	11 November 1999
Predecessor1:	The 10th Earl of Sandwich (disclaimed 1964)
Successor1:	Seat abolished
Term Label2:	As an elected hereditary peer
Term Start2:	11 November 1999
Term End2:	20 May 2024
Predecessor2:	Seat established
Birth Name:	John Edward Hollister Montagu
Birth Date:	11 April 1943
Nationality:	British
Party:	Crossbench
Children:	3
Father:	Victor Montagu
Mother:	Rosemary Peto
Education:	Eton College
Alma Mater:	Trinity College, Cambridge

John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (born 11 April 1943), is a British businessman and politician. He was a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 1995 to 2024.

Biography

Lord Sandwich is the eldest son of Victor Montagu, who disclaimed the earldom of Sandwich in 1964, and his first wife Rosemary Maud (née Peto). He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1995 and was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He sat as a crossbencher and spoke mainly on international development and asylum issues. He retired from the House on 20 May 2024.^[1]

Lord Sandwich was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. His seat is Mapperton House in Dorset.

Reflecting the fame of one of their ancestors, the 4th Earl of Sandwich (after whom the sandwich was named in the 18th century), Lord Sandwich and his son, Hon. Orlando Montagu, established a chain of sandwich shops, Earl of Sandwich. These are located in various parts of the United States, Canada and Asia including Disney Springs, Downtown Disney Disneyland Paris, in partnership with Robert Earl, the entrepreneur behind Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywood chains.

Marriage and children

Lord Sandwich married Susan Caroline Hayman, daughter of the Anglican clergyman Perceval Ecroyd Cobham Hayman,^[2] on 1 July 1968.^[3] She is a former business journalist and policy expert at the European Commission, specialising in the Middle East. She is the committee member of a number of organisations promoting links with the region, including the Saudi British Society, and is a senior adviser for Women in Business International. She is also active in a number of organisations in Dorset, including the Heritage Lottery Fund's South West Committee and the Beaminster Festival, and serves as President of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society.^[4]

They have three children:

• Luke Timothy Charles Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke (born 5 December 1969). He married Julie Fisher (born 17 February 1972) from Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States, on 11 June 2004. In addition to a daughter and son (Emma Fisher, born approx 1999, and Jack Fisher, born approx 2001) from Fisher's previous marriage, they have two sons:
  • The Hon. William James Hayman Montagu (born 2 November 2004)^[5]
  • The Hon. Nestor John Sturges Montagu (born 2006)^[6]
• The Hon. Orlando William Montagu (born 16 January 1971). He married firstly Laura Roundell in 1996;^{[7] [8]} they divorced in 2002 without issue. On 3 July 2004, Montagu married Lady Honor Wellesley, eldest daughter of the 9th Duke of Wellington,^[9] with whom he has two children:
  • Walter Frederick Montagu (born 3 December 2005)^[10]
  • Nancy Jemima Montagu (born 18 January 2007)^[6]
• Lady Jemima Mary Montagu (born 14 October 1973). In 2013, she married Fisnik Abrashi.^[11]

References

• Book: Kidd . Charles . Williamson . David . Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . New York . St Martin's Press . 1990.

External links

• • The Earl of Sandwich article on its opening at The Disney Corner

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Earl of Sandwich. UK Parliament. 21 May 2024.
2. Web site: Obituary: Canon Perceval Hayman. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-canon-perceval-hayman-5566856.html . 13 June 2022 . subscription . live. 19 May 1997. The Independent. 27 September 2019.
3. Web site: Susan Caroline Hayman: Genealogics. www.genealogics.org.
4. Web site: COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE SAUDI–BRITISH SOCIETY. Saudi-British Society.
5. " Hon William James Hayman Montagu" birth announced on Peerage News group on Google Groups on 7 November 2005, based on birth notice in Daily Telegraph on 6 November 2004.(http://groups.google.com/group/Peerage-News/browse_thread/thread/39b7f16ee28cdf8d/9ec62535681f8042 Retrieved 10 August 2007).
6. Web site: Debrett’s Peerage & Baronetage Database . 2023-09-02 . www.debretts1769.com.
7. "Celebrity Wedding at Village Church" from the Guardian Series, first published Friday 9th Aug 1996. "The ceremony, between model Laura Roundell and the Hon Orlando Montagu, was the first wedding from nearby Dorfold Hall for 125 years. Laura, is the 23-year-old daughter of Anthea and Richard Roundell, of Dorfold Hall, and among the 420 guests were the Duchess of Westminster and the Marchioness of Cholmondeley. More than 200 people went along to St Mary's to see the wedding of the international model and the Earl's son."
8. Web site: This is Cheshire – CELEBRITY WEDDING AT VILLAGE CHURCH . 13 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012144701/http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/1996/8/9/253505.html . 12 October 2008 . Retrieved 13 September 2007.
9. News: Marriages. 5 July 2004. 27 September 2019. www.thetimes.co.uk.
10. Michael Rhodes. "Walter Frederick Montagu" birth announced on Peerage News group on Google Groups on 6 December 2005, based on birth notice in Daily Telegraph the same day. Retrieved 10 August 2007(http://groups.google.com/group/Peerage-News/browse_thread/thread/46d7f07ab1047ca4/8935ce1357dd5c61).
11. Web site: Abrashi/Montagu marriage. July 2013. Peerage News.