| Authorised form of name | Montagu; John (1690 - 1749); 2nd Duke of Montagu; courtier, colonial governor and philanthropist |
| Dates | 1690 - 1749 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Boughton, Northamptonshire |
| Date of birth | 29 March 1690 |
| Place of death | His house in Privy Gardens |
| Date of death | 06 July 1749 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Warkton, Northumberland |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Education:
Cambridge. MD (1717)
Career:
Master of the Great Wardrobe (1709-death); Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (1715-death); Colonel, 1st Troop of Horse Guards (1715-1721, 1737); Colonel, 3rd Regiment of Horse (1740-death); Lord Proprietor and Captain General, islands of St Lucia and St Vincent (1722); Governor of the Isle of Wight (1733-1734); Captain, Band of Gentleman Pensioners (1734-1740); Major General (1735); Privy Councillor (1736); Lieutenant General (1739); Master General of the Ordnance (1740-death); one of the Lords Justice Regents of the Realm (1745, 1748); General (1746); died of a violent fever
Honours:
KG 1719; KB 1725
Memberships:
FRCP (1717); Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England Freemasons (1721-1722); FSA (1725)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/03/1718 |
| Relationships | Son of Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, and his first wife, Elizabeth, widow of Joceline Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester; succeeded his father (1709); married Mary, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Sarah, daughter of Richard Jennings |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC
References:
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1749), p331; Obituary, London Magazine (1749), p336
Notes:
He was styled Viscount or Lord Monthermer up until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709. |
| Code | NA7805 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003149 | Montagu, John, 2nd Duke of Montagu | nd |