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Tyler, that would have to have been John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich, PC (26 January 1744 – 6 June 1814) as Captain Cooks three expeditions took place between 1768 and 1779. Earl of Sandwich is a 17th-century noble title created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu. I found reference to multiple banks and other nobles funding the voyages as well. Odds are Captain Cook named the Sandwich Islands honoring the Earl...