Albert James Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford (29 June 1887 – 16 May 1959), was a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

He was the oldest son of James Edmondson, the north London property developer.Recent Plaques.

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Political career

At the 1922 general election, he was elected to the

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as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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. He was

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in the

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by King

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. From 1939 to 1942, he served as a government

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, with the title of

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. He held his parliamentary seat until he stepped down at the 1945 general election. He was elevated to the peerage as Baron Sandford, of

in the

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on 14 July 1945. Edmondson was a member of the pro-Nazi

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, 9 Jan 2000. He died in

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aged 71.

Arms

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Edmondson, James Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers Deputy lieutenants of Oxfordshire Ministers in the Churchill wartime government, 1940–1945 People educated at University College School Edmondson, James Edmondson, James Edmondson, James Edmondson, James Edmondson, James Edmondson, James Edmondson, James Treasurers of the Household Ministers in the Churchill caretaker government, 1945 Ministers in the Chamberlain wartime government, 1939–1940 Barons created by George VI Ministers in the Chamberlain peacetime government, 1937–1939 Right Club members