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Earl of Sandwich (John Montagu)

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The Resume

    (November 3, 1719-April 3, 1792)
    Title is 4th Earl of Sandwich
    Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, England
    Named First Lord of the Admiralty (1748-51, 1763, 1771-82)
    Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1763-65, 1770-71)
    Postmaster General (1768-70)
    Gave rise to the term 'sandwich'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a member of The Hellfire Club, an English satanic society notorious for orgies.
    He turned against his friend, John Wilkes, and prosecuted him for libel for his accounts of the orgies and other evil escapades.
    When he stated, 'You, Sir, will either die of the pox or the gallows!,' Wilkes replied, 'That would depend on whether I embrace your lordship's principles or your mistresses.'
    He was a voracious gambler.
    He was a womanizer.
    He was involved in a love triangle with Martha Ray, who bore him children.
    Martha was murdered by her other suitor, but many blamed him for the tragedy (1789).
    His last tenure as First Lord of the Admiralty was filled with corruption. Offices were sold to the highest bidders and unseaworthy ships sent to do battle.

Why he might not be annoying:

    While playing cards he ordered a salt beef between two bread slices so he could eat with one hand while playing cards with the other.
    Because of this he didn't get his fingers or the cards greasy.
    Others praised the idea and ordered 'the same as Sandwich.'
    He later used his idea to work late hours and still have time for a quick bite.
    Explorer James Cook named the Sandwich Islands (later renamed Hawaii) after him.

Credit: Scar Tactics


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 60 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 47 Votes: 65.96% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 101 Votes: 56.44% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 129 Votes: 52.71% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 320 Votes: 44.38% Annoying