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Duncan Sandys

Duncan Sandys
Member of Parliament
for StreathamIn office
23 February 1950 – 8 February 1974Preceded bySir David RobertsonSucceeded byWilliam SheltonMember of Parliament
for NorwoodIn office
14 March 1935 – 15 June 1945Preceded bySir Walter Greaves-LordSucceeded byRonald ChamberlainPersonal detailsBornEdwin Duncan Sandys
(1908-01-24)24 January 1908
Sandford Orcas, Dorset, England
Died26 November 1987(1987-11-26) (aged 79)
London, England
PartyConservativeSpouses
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(m. 1935; div. 1960)​
Marie-Claire Schmitt
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(m. 1962)​
Relations
Children4, including Edwina and LauraParentAlma materProfessionDiplomatMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited KingdomBranch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service
1937–1946RankLieutenant-ColonelUnitRoyal ArtilleryBattles/warsNorwegian campaign

Duncan Edwin Duncan-Sandys, Baron Duncan-SandysCH, PC (; 24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987), was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a son-in-law of Winston Churchill and played a key role in promoting European unity after World War II.