Edward Wortley Montagu (diplomat)

Edward Wortley Montagu
Standing half-length painted portrait of Edward Wortley Montagu wearing a coat, with left hand on a table
Portrait of Edward Wortley Montagu from 1730
Born1678
Died1761
Occupation(s)politician
diplomat
SpouseLady Mary Wortley Montagu
ChildrenMary Stuart, Countess of Bute, Edward Wortley Montagu
FatherSidney Wortley Montagu

Edward Wortley Montagu (8 February 1678 – 22 January 1761) was an English coal-owner and politician. He was British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, husband of the writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and father of the writer and traveller Edward Wortley Montagu.