Edward Wortley Montagu

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Edward Wortley Montagu was an 18th-century English diplomat and politician best known as the husband of writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and for his role in introducing smallpox inoculation to Britain.

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instanceOf British politician
diplomat
human
burialPlace London
linked to: London, England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1678
dateOfDeath 1761
educatedAt Lincoln's Inn
Trinity College, Cambridge
employer British government
father Sidney Wortley Montagu
hasChild Edward Wortley Montagu the younger
Mary, Countess of Bute
influenced adoption of smallpox inoculation practices in Britain
knownFor diplomatic service in the Ottoman Empire
promoting smallpox inoculation in Britain
languageSpoken English
French
Italian
livedIn England
Ottoman Empire
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
mother Anne Newcomen
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent service as ambassador in Constantinople in the 1710s
notableWork introduction of smallpox inoculation to Britain
partOf Wortley Montagu family
linked to: House of Montagu
placeOfBirth Yorkshire
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whig Party
positionHeld Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
Member of Parliament for Westminster
religion Church of England
residence Constantinople
London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male
spouse Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Montagu family notableMember Edward Wortley Montagu
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu spouse Edward Wortley Montagu
Edward Wortley Montagu hasChild Edward Wortley Montagu the younger
linked to: Edward Wortley Montagu