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Lord Robert Montagu

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Lord Robert Montagu
Vice-President of the
Committee on Education
In office
19 March 1867 – 1 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded byHon. Henry Lowry-Corry
Succeeded byWilliam Edward Forster
Personal details
Born24 January 1825 (1825-01-24)
Melchbourne, Bedfordshire
Died6 May 1902 (1902-05-07) (aged 77)
South Kensington, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)(1) Ellen Cromie
(1825-1857)
(2) Elizabeth Wade
(1839-1908)
Children10
Parent(s)George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester
Millicent Bernard-Sparrow
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Lord Robert Montagu PC (24 January 1825 – 6 May 1902) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1867 and 1868.

Background and education

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Montagu was born at Melchbourne, Bedfordshire[1] the second son of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester by his first wife Millicent, daughter of Robert Bernard Sparrow. William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, was his elder brother.[2] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated with an MA in 1849.[3]

Political career

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"A Working Conservative"
As depicted by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 1 October 1870

Montagu sat as Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1859 to 1874[4] and for Westmeath from February 1874 until he retired in 1880.[5] He held office under the Earl of Derby and Benjamin Disraeli as Vice-President of the Committee on Education from March 1867 until the fall of the government in December 1868[6] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1867.[7] He was an advocate of protectionist policies.[8] He was a member of the Carlton Club and the Athenaeum Club.[citation needed]

Family

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Montagu married firstly Ellen Cromie, born in 1825, daughter of John Cromie, at Portstewart on 12 February 1850. They had four children although their first son, John, died as a child. Ellen died aged 32 on 11 July 1857 at Portstewart, County Londonderry. Montagu remarried in London on 18 October 1862 to Elizabeth Wade (Holton, Suffolk, 15 May 1839 – London, 29 December 1908), daughter of William Wade of Holton, Suffolk, and had six more children. This second marriage scandalized society, since the former Betsy Wade had been a housemaid when Montagu met her.[9] Montagu died 6 May 1902[1] at 91 Queens Gate, South Kensington, London[10] and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b van de Pas, Leo. 'Descendants of Henry VIII, King of England', Worldroots.com Retrieved 13 April 2005 Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ thepeerage.com Lord Robert Montagu
  3. ^ "Montagu, Lord Robert (MNTG845LR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: West Lothian to Widnes". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "No. 23234". The London Gazette. 29 March 1867. p. 1979.
  7. ^ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1836-1914[usurped]
  8. ^ Pearce, Charles T. Essay on Vaccination. London: Bailliere, 1868.
  9. ^ Watt, George. The Fallen Woman in the Nineteenth-Century Novel. New Jersey: Barnes and Noble, 1984, pg. 63.
  10. ^ Illustrated London News, 28 June 1902
  11. ^ "Notable people buried in Kensal Green Cemetery", Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. Retrieved 13 April 2005 Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
1859 – 1874
With: Edward Fellowes
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Westmeath
18741880
With: Patrick James Smyth
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Vice-President of the Committee on Education
1867–1868
Succeeded by