Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys

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 Member of Parliament (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.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Samuel Swift Thomas Wylde	Member for Worcester with Thomas Wylde 1718–1727, Sir Richard Lane 1727–1734, Richard Lockwood 1734–1740, Thomas Winnington 1741–1744 1718–1743	Succeeded by Thomas Winnington Sir Henry Harpur, Bt
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Preceded by Thomas Winnington	Cofferer of the Household 1744	Succeeded by Edmund Waller
Preceded by The Earl of Halifax	First Lord of Trade 1761–1763	Succeeded by Charles Townshend
Legal offices
Preceded by The Earl of Halifax	Justice in Eyre south of Trent 1756	Succeeded by The Earl of Breadalbane
Preceded by The Lord Edgcumbe	Justice in Eyre north of Trent 1759–1761	Succeeded by The Duke of Leeds
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by New Creation	Baron Sandys 1743–1770	Succeeded by Edwin Sandys

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