The Right Honourable
The Earl of Sandwich
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
26 April 1995 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 10th Earl of Sandwich (Disclaimed 1964)
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born
John Edward Hollister Montagu

(1943-04-11) 11 April 1943 (age 80)
NationalityBritish
Political partyCrossbench
Spouse
(Susan) Caroline Hayman
​
​
(m. 1968)​
Children3
Parent(s)Victor Montagu and Rosemary Peto
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

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.

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 is 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 sits as a crossbencher and speaks mainly on international development and asylum issues.

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 Reverend Canon Perceval Hayman,[1] on 1 July 1968. 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.[2]

They have three children:

Notes

  1. ^ "Obituary: Canon Perceval Hayman". The Independent. 19 May 1997. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE SAUDI–BRITISH SOCIETY". Saudi-British Society.
  3. ^ " 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.([1] Retrieved 10 August 2007).
  4. ^ "Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage Database". www.debretts1769.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "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."
  6. ^ "This is Cheshire – CELEBRITY WEDDING AT VILLAGE CHURCH". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Marriages". 5 July 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  8. ^ 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([2]).
  9. ^ "Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage Database". www.debretts1769.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Abrashi/Montagu marriage". Peerage News. July 2013.

References

External links

Peerage of England DisclaimedTitle last held byVictor Montagu Earl of Sandwich 1995–present Member of the House of Lords(1995–1999) IncumbentHeir:Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke Parliament of the United Kingdom New officecreated by the House of Lords Act 1999 Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lordsunder the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present Incumbent
Earls of Sandwich
Current earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
Authority control databases
Categories