THE SANDWICH INVENTOR
A group of islands discovered by Captain Cook and a snack meal perpetuate the memory of John Montagu, 4th-Earl of Sandwich, who seems to have had little else to commend him, states an exchange.
lie was born in 1718 and he died at the age of 74i
He was in turn Postmaster-General, Secretary of State, and First Lord of the Admiralty and for corruption and incapacity his administration of the navy was unique.
While he held control, offices were bought, stores were stolen, and under-
manned, unseaworthy vessels maintained England's prestige abroad.
His evidence at the prosecution of his former boon companjpn, John Wilkes, earned him the contempt of the public and. for his part in these unsavoury proceedings, fat, witty John Gay lampooned him in "The Beggar's Opera" under the name of Jemmy Twitcher.
Yet, in "sandwich," it has passed into current English usage as a term for a handy form of nourishment which he devised so that his play at ' the gaming tables need not be interrupted.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 120, 22 May 1937, Page 19
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172THE SANDWICH INVENTOR Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 120, 22 May 1937, Page 19
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