Edwin 2nd Baron Sandys by Joshua Reynolds

Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (28 April 1726 – 11 March 1797), was a British politician. He was the eldest son of

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (; 10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770), was a British Whig politician who represented Worcester in the House of Commons from 1718 until 1743, when he was created Baron Sandys. He held numerous posts in the governm ...

, and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, Bt. He was educated at

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, matriculating in 1743. He did not graduate, but was awarded a DCL in 1756. He served as

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for

Droitwich Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester. The ...

from 1747 to 1754, for Bossiney from 1754 to 1762 and for

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from 1762 to 1770. He was a

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from April to July, 1757. On 26 January 1769 Sandys married Anna Maria King, daughter of

James Colebrooke Sir James Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baronet (21 July 1722 — 10 May 1761) sat in the House of Commons from 1751 to 1761. Early life He was the son of James Colebrooke, of Chilham Castle, Kent, a very prominent private banker in London, and his wi ...

and widow of William Paine King. On his father's death in 1770, he succeeded to the barony as the 2nd

Baron Sandys Baron Sandys () is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation, as Baron Sandys, ''of The Vyne'', in Hampsh ...

, and to estates in

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(including Ombersley Court) and elsewhere. He and his wife had no issue, so his title became extinct on his death, but his estates passed to his niece

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, Marchioness of Downshire, who was in 1802 created Baroness Sandys with special remainder to her younger sons, before the eldest.

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*''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'' * * 1726 births 1797 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford 18th-century English nobility Streathamites Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Bossiney British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 Lords of the Admiralty

Edwin The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (die ...

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