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Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (28 April 1726 – 11 March 1797), was a British politician.
He was the eldest son of
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 an English Whig politician and peer who represented Worcester in the British House of Commons from 1718 until 1743 when he was created Baron Sandys. He held numerous post ...
, and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, Bt.
He was educated at New College, Oxford
New College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as New College's feeder school, New College was one of the first col ...
, matriculating in 1743. He did not graduate, but was awarded a DCL in 1756.
He served as Member of Parliament 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.
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from 1747 to 1754, for Bossiney
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from 1754 to 1762 and for Westminster
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from 1762 to 1770. He was a Lord of the Admiralty
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from April to July, 1757.
On 26 January 1769 Sandys married Anna Maria King, daughter of James Colebrooke 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 Ombersley
Ombersley is a village and civil parish in Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Holt Fleet, where Thomas Telford, Telford's 1828 Holt Fleet Bridge crosses the River Severn. The 2011 Un ...
(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 Mary
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, Marchioness of Downshire, who was in 1802 created Baroness Sandys with special remainder to her younger sons, before the eldest.
References
*''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 2Edwin
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