John Montague lived in England lived from 1718 to 1792. He was a British statesman who held many important and prestigious stations in both military and political offices. Montague doesn’t have the best reputation, but it is said that most of the history written about him was written by his political enemies.
Apparently Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, would ask his servants to bring him slices of meat between two slices of bread during his long hours at the card table. This habit became well known amongst his gambling friends and thus the ‘sandwich’ was born.
Montague was well educated, a Cambridge graduate, and held a number of important posts in his life; however, it is the invention of the sandwich that earns him a spot on this list. (Hogarth’s “Gaming House” painting from freshbynorthwest.com, read ‘Hunger and Aces Make Culinary History‘ for more history of the sandwich.)
9. John Aspinall
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Apparently Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, would ask his servants to bring him slices of meat between two slices of bread during his long hours at the card table. This habit became well known amongst his gambling friends and thus the ‘sandwich’ was born.
Montague was well educated, a Cambridge graduate, and held a number of important posts in his life; however, it is the invention of the sandwich that earns him a spot on this list. (Hogarth’s “Gaming House” painting from freshbynorthwest.com, read ‘Hunger and Aces Make Culinary History‘ for more history of the sandwich.)
9. John Aspinall
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