Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Tipping Down (talk | contribs) m categories |
m category added |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys''', [[Privy Council of |
'''Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys''', [[Privy Council of Great Britain|PC]] ([[1695]]–[[1770]]) was a British politician in the [[18th century]]. |
||
He was born in [[Greenwich]], the the son of [[Edwin Sandys (MP)|Edwin Sandys]] of [[Ombersley]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Worcestershire]] and a descendant of [[Edwin Sandys (archbishop)|Edwin Sandys]], the [[Archbishop of York]]. |
He was born in [[Greenwich]], the the son of [[Edwin Sandys (MP)|Edwin Sandys]] of [[Ombersley]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Worcestershire]] and a descendant of [[Edwin Sandys (archbishop)|Edwin Sandys]], the [[Archbishop of York]]. |
||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
[[Category:Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain|Sandys, Samuel, 1st Baron]] |
[[Category:Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain|Sandys, Samuel, 1st Baron]] |
||
[[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies|Sandys, Samuel]] |
[[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies|Sandys, Samuel]] |
||
[[Category:Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain|Sandys, Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron]] |
|||
[[Category:People from Greenwich|Sandys, Samuel, 1st Baron]] |
[[Category:People from Greenwich|Sandys, Samuel, 1st Baron]] |
||
[[Category:People from Worcestershire|Sandys, Samuel, 1st Baron]] |
[[Category:People from Worcestershire|Sandys, Samuel, 1st Baron]] |
||
Revision as of 18:38, 17 April 2007
Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, PC (1695–1770) was a British politician in the 18th century.
He was born in Greenwich, the the son of Edwin Sandys of Ombersley in the English county of Worcestershire and a descendant of Edwin Sandys, the Archbishop of York.
He inherited his grandfather's estates in 1701 and was MP for Worcester from 1718 to 1743. In 1725, he married Letitia the daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping of Wheatfield in Oxfordshire. In 1742, he was made a privy councillor. The following year, he was created Baron Sandys of Ombersley. He died on 21 April 1770 when his post chaise overturned on Highgate Hill, and he was succeeded in his title and estates by his eldest son, Edwin.