Person    | Male  Born 29/3/1690  Died 6/7/1749

John, 2nd Duke of Montagu

Categories: Benefactor

Courtier. Born at Boughton, Northamptonshire. In 1709 he became Master of the Great Wardrobe and officiated at the coronation of King George I in 1714. Wife was Mary Churchill. A benevolent person, he funded the education of a Jamaican slave, Francis Williams and became patron of Ignatius Sancho. Died at Privy Gardens, Whitehall.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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John, 2nd Duke of Montagu

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