Reputedly, so that he did not have to leave the card table in order to eat.
Sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich.
The Earl of Sandwich.
Sandwiches
Jon Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.
John Montagu (1718-92), Fourth Earl of Sandwich
There is an old English family called Sandwich. Could have been the Earl of Sandwich.
England
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich was born November 3, 1718 and died April 30, 1792.
Invent the sandwich
Sandwich Islands after the English earl of Sandwich
the Earl of Derby invented the wheel
the Earl of Derby invented the wheel