Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys

The Right Honourable The Lord Sandys PC
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 12 February 1742 – 12 December 1743
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	The Earl of Wilmington Hon. Henry Pelham
Preceded by	Sir Robert Walpole
Succeeded by	Hon. Henry Pelham
Personal details
Born	(1695-08-10)10 August 1695
Died	21 April 1770(1770-04-21) (aged 74) Highgate Hill
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Letitia Tipping

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, PC (10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770) was a British politician in the 18th century. He held numerous posts in the government of the United Kingdom, namely Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leader of the House of Commons, Cofferer of the Household and First Lord of Trade. He was also a Justice in Eyre and Member of Parliament for Worcester and holder of the Sandys Barony. He was the son of Edwin Sandys, MP of Ombersley, Worcestershire – himself a descendant of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York. Baron Sandys married Letitia, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet. They had seven sons and the eldest, Edwin, inherited his title upon his death when his post chaise overturned on Highgate Hill.

Career

Mr. Sandys reached the peak of his parliamentary and political career in 1621. In the proceedings, on 10 Feb., Chamberlain numbered Sandya among the four ‘chief speakers’ of the Commons. He had an impressive track record. During the first sitting he made about 61 recorded speeches. He also received approximately 29 committee appointments, and was named to six conferences. On 5 Feb. he was nominated to the prestigious privileges committee and the sub-committee appointed by the committee of the whole House to draw up a petition to the king in defence of their liberties on February 5, 1621.

One of the unique qualities of Sandys is his unique ability to draft excellent petitions. On 12 February, he was asked to draft an excellent petition to the king defending the Commons’ right to freedom of speech. During this Parliament Sandys often contributed to debates on electoral disputes, but not always with authority, for on 7 Feb. he felt obliged to explain that he had not intended to oppose the examination of sheriffs’ returns in his speech on the Gatton dispute.

Family

• Edwin Sandys (28 April 1726 – 11 March 1797), 2nd Baron Sandys christened 14 May 1726 Ombersley, Worcs.
• Martin Sandys (c. November 1726 - 26 December 1768), christened 24 November 1726 Ombersley, Worcs. His daughter Mary inherited the estates upon the 2nd Baron's death in 1797 and was granted a new Barony with a special remainder to her younger sons in 1802.

References

•  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Sandys, Samuel". Dictionary of National Biography. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Bibliography

• Cokayne, George E. (1896). "Sandys of Ombersley". Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. VII, S to T. George Bell & Sons. p. 54.
• Hanham, A. A. "Sandys, Samuel, first Baron Sandys of Ombersley (1695-1770)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24652. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Horn, David Bayne; Ransome, Mary (1996). English Historical Documents 1714-1783. Volume 7. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-14372-1.

External links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages