Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys
Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (28th Apr 1726 – 11 Mar 1797) was a British politician.[1]
He was the eldest son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, baronet of Wheatfield, Oxfordshire. He succeeded his father to the barony and to estates in Ombersley and elsewhere in 1770.
He served as Member of Parliament for Droitwich from 1747 to 1754, for Bossiney from 1754 to 1762 and for Westminster from 1762 to 1770. He was a Lord of the Admiralty from April to July, 1757.
He and his wife had no issue, so that his title became extinct on his death, but his estates passed to his niece Mary, Marchioness of Downshire, who was in 1802 created Baroness Sandys with special remainder to her younger sons, before the eldest.
References
- ^ "SANDYS, Hon. Edwin (1726-97), of Ombersley, Worcs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- Burkes Peerage and Baronetage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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