George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich

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George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (29 December 1874 – 15 June 1962), known as George Montagu until 1916, was a British Conservative politician.

Sandwich was the son of

Marriage and family

Lord Sandwich married

• Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu (22 May 1906 – 25 February 1995); succeeded as the 10th Earl of Sandwich before disclaiming the title two years later. He was succeeded in the title by his son John.
• Hon. William Drogo Sturges Montagu (29 May 1908 – 26 January 1940); married the Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken (1908–1988), former wife of Ian Campbell (later 11th Duke of Argyll). He died during World War II.^[1]
• Lady Mary Faith Montagu (1 November 1911 – 16 February 1983)
• Lady Elizabeth Montagu (4 July 1917 – 10 January 2006)

In 1944, Lord Sandwich handed his estate and mansion to his first son, Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu, and moved to a cottage. Following his first wife's death in October 1951, George Montagu remarried on 13th December 1952 to a widowed religious aide from Hollywood's Vedanta temple, Amiya Corbin (née Ella Lillian Sully, 28 January 1902 - February 1986), an English-born American citizen.^[2][3][4] Following the wedding, Lady Sandwich moved to the Hinshingbrook estate at Huntingdon with her husband.^[5]

He died in June 1962, aged 87, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Victor, who was also a Conservative politician.

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