John Montagu

John Montagu is the name of:

  • John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (1350–1400), English nobleman
  • John Montagu (Trinity) (c. 1650–1728), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1683–1699
  • John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690–1749), British peer
  • John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–1792), British statesman
  • John Montagu (Royal Navy officer) (1719–1795), Commodore Governor for Newfoundland and Labrador, 1776–1778
  • John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich (1744–1814), British peer and Tory politician
  • John George Montagu (1767–1790), eldest son of 5th Earl of Sandwich, British MP for Huntingdon in 1790
  • John Montagu (colonial secretary) (1797–1853), Tasmanian colonial secretary 1834–1842
  • John Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer (1735–1770), British peer
  • John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (born 1943), British entrepreneur, politician and nobleman
  • John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich (1811–1884), British peer and Conservative politician

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or montagu:

    “Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman ... never gave offence to anyone, not even the enemy.”
    —A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)

    “Time has the same effect on the mind as on the face; the predominant passion and the strongest feature become more conspicuous from the others’ retiring.”
    —Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)