John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich

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.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Sandwich
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
As a hereditary peer 26 April 1995 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 10th Earl of Sandwich (disclaimed 1964)
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
As an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 20 May 2024
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Successor to be elected
Personal details
Born	John Edward Hollister Montagu (1943-04-11) 11 April 1943 (age 81)
Nationality	British
Political party	Crossbench
Spouse	Caroline Hayman ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	3 (Incl. Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke)
Parents	Victor Montagu (father) Rosemary Peto (mother)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

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]

Notes

1. "The Earl of Sandwich". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
2. "Obituary: Canon Perceval Hayman". The Independent. 19 May 1997. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
3. "Susan Caroline Hayman: Genealogics". www.genealogics.org.
4. "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.( Retrieved 10 August 2007).
6. "Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage Database". www.debretts1769.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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. "This is Cheshire – CELEBRITY WEDDING AT VILLAGE CHURCH". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
9. "Marriages". 5 July 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via 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().
11. "Abrashi/Montagu marriage". Peerage News. July 2013.

References

• Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: St Martin's Press.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Sandwich
• The Earl of Sandwich article on its opening at The Disney Corner

Peerage of England
Disclaimed Title last held by Victor Montagu	Earl of Sandwich 1995–present Member of the House of Lords (1995–1999)	Incumbent Heir: Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–2024	Successor to be elected