John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
| John Montagu | |
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| Duke of Montagu | |
The 2nd Duke of Montagu, Godfrey Kneller, 1709
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| Duke of Montagu | |
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1709 – 5 July 1749
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| Predecessor | Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu |
| Successor | Extinct |
| Spouse | Mary Churchill |
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Issue
Isabella (d. 20 December 1786).
John (1706–1711) George (died in infancy) Mary (c 1711 - 1 May 1775). Edward |
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| Father | Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu |
| Mother | Elizabeth Wriothesley |
| Born | 1690 |
| Died | 5 July 1749 |
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG GMB PC (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer.
He was a son of Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, by his first wife Elizabeth Wriothesley. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and Lady Elizabeth Leigh.
He went on the grand tour with Pierre Sylvestre. On 17 March 1705, John was married to Lady Mary Churchill, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough.
On 23 October 1717, he was admitted a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1719, and was made Order of the Bath, a fellow of the Royal Society in 1725, and a Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England.
On 22 June 1722, George I appointed him governor of the islands of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent in the West Indies. He in turn appointed Nathaniel Uring, a merchant sea captain and adventurer, as deputy-governor. Uring went to the islands with a group of seven ships, and established settlement at Petit Carenage. Unable to get enough support from British warships, he and the new colonists were quickly run off by the French.
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