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 52 SANDAVICH. of Sherborne, Dorset (who d. 23 Dec. 1761) and d. (a few months before him) 20 March 1761, in Charles street, Berkeley square, and was bur. in South Audley street chapel. Will pr. 1761.] IV. 1729. 4- John (Mostagtj), Earl op Sandwich, <fcc. t prandson and b., being a. and h. of Edward Richard MOWTAOO, styled VlSOOOTB HiNiHINIUtoKli, and Elizabeth his wile, botli abovenamed. He was b. 4 Nov. 1718 and was styhd VlSCOCNT HlKCHINBBOKK after hiB father's death in 1 722 till he sue fa /lir peerage, as above, 20 Oct 1 729 ; ed.at Eton, and at Trin. Coll., Cambridge ; K.S.A. 1746 ; entered the army, ill which, tho' his services were mostly nominal, he becami finally 1772, full General. Attaching himself to the Duke of Bedford's party, he was a Lord of the Admiralty 1744-13 and first Lord thereof 174S-51, again in 1763 and finally 1771-S2. He had meanwhile been Pleuipo. to the conference at Breda and Ambassador to the Hague, 1746-4? ; Joint Vice-Treasurer [I.]. 17.15-63 : Sec. of State for the south, 1763-05 : Joint Postmaster Gen., 1768-70, and Sec. of State for the north, 1770-71. He was er. LL.D. of Cambridge 3 July 1700. and finally resigned office (as head of the Admiralty) in 1782. He m. 7 March 1740/1, Dorothy, ( a ) da. of Charles (FaKB), 1st Viscovnt Kank [I.], by Mary, sister of James, 1st Haul Stanuom, da. of Alexander Stanuotk. He d. of diarrhoea in Hertford street. Mayfair, 30 A|>ril 1702 aged 73A b ) and was ttir. at Barnwell afsd.r) Will pr. Dec. 1702. His widow, who had long been insane, d. at Barnes, Surrey, 17 July 1707, at an advanced age, Admon Nov. 170S. V. 1792. o. Jonx (Montagu), Earl of Sandwich, Sc., 1st s. and h., 6. 26 Jan. and bap. 22 Feb. 1: 42/3 at St. Geo. Han. M. ; Jfyiaf Viscount Hinchixbrokk till 1702 ; entered the army 1759, becoming finally (1 761) (") She was soon after that time spoken of as " a very agreeable and sensible Lady." [1. Dampier, 30 July 1741.] Her name is generally (but incorrectly, see entry of her marriage and of her admouO given as " Judith." ( b ) " No man of the last century was the mark of such bitter, such violent invective," but, " on the other hand he was esteemed and loved by the subordinates at the Ad- miraltv." [A'af. Biogr.] His character and abilities are disparaged by Walpole, tho' the Editor (Lord Holland) says [Walpole's " Geo. !/.," vol. i., p. 187, note] •• He wu a lively sensible man, atteutive to business and not a bad speaker." The following character, by a contemporary, is probably fairly accurate, " Slow not wearisome, i man of sense rather than talent ; good natured and reliable as to promises.'' WranD [vol. i., pp. 39S-406, edit. 1SS4] speaks, on the whole, favourably of this " distinguished votary of art, conviviality and pleasure " who •' in all his official functions displayed perspicuity as well as despatch." He was a member, as also was Wilkes, of the notorious " Hell fire club " at Medmenham, and it was the strong |>art he took against Wilkes (his former boon companion) that gave him the name oi " Jemmy Twitcher,' being that of the character who in Gay's " Bcigar's Opera" peached on Macheatl. This nickname is immortalised in Gray's satire of the Earl's canvass for the High Stewardship of the L T niv. of Cambridge in the lines beginning — ■ " When sly Jemmy Twitcher had smugged him his face." Churchill ['• The Author," line 277, ic] is even more severe — " Saudwich, who, from the moment of his birth, Made human nature a reproach on earth, Who never dared nor wished behind to stay When Folly, Vice and Meanness led the way." And again [' The Candidate" II., 315] as one who " Wrought sin with greediness and sought for shame With greater zeal than good men seek for fame." He was, however, somewhat of an artistic turn, and as to his fondness for "ancient music" see vol. i., p. 352. note "a" sub " Bessborough."' His portrait " after T. Gaiusborough " is engraved in '• Doyie." There are also pictures of him bv ZoHanj- one of which is in the fiat. Portrait Gallery. ( c ) Basil Montagu (ii. 1861, aged 81), well known as a writer and philanthropbW was one of his itiegit. sons by Misa Martha Kav, whose murder by her ClerinJ Admirer (7 April, 1779) made so great a sensation." A beautiful picture of her, hj Gainsborough, is now at Hinehiubroke.