Sir Miles Sandys ( – 1636) was an English politician and author, MP for

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in 1625. Sandys was the son of Sir William Sandys (son of Miles Sandys , himself brother of Edwin Sandys,

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), and his wife Margaret, daughter of Walter Culpeper. His younger brother was William Sandys , the waterways engineer known as "Waterworks Sandys". He was educated at

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, matriculating in 1616 aged 15, not taking a degree. He entered the

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as a student in 1618. He was knighted on 8 June 1619. On 4 November 1622 he married Mary Hanbury, daughter of Sir John Hanbury. They had one daughter and three sons: * Mary Sandys * William Sandys (died 1649) * Edward Sandys * Miles Sandys Sandys was elected MP for

in the

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of 1625. The Parliament was dissolved by King Charles I after sitting for less than three months; Sandys left no mark on the parliamentary records. He was the author of the treatise ''Prudence'', published in two editions in 1634, which accounts for prudence as comprising memory, understanding and providence.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandys, Miles 1600s births Year of birth uncertain 1636 deaths Alumni of Hart Hall, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple English MPs 1625 Members of Parliament for Cirencester English knights