Edward Ayshford Sanford (23 May 1794 – 1 December 1871) was a British Member of Parliament. He was the only son of William Ayshford Sanford of Nynehead and Lynton, Devon and educated at

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(1808–13) and

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. He lived at Nynehead Court, Wellington, Somerset. Sanford was elected Member of Parliament for

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in 1830, sitting until 1832, and then represented

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from 1832 to 1841. He was a Justice of the Peace (JP) and Deputy Lieutenant for

, serving as

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for 1848–49. In 1832 he was elected a

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. He died in 1871, leaving his estates to his eldest son, William Ayshford Sanford. He had married twice: firstly Henrietta, the daughter of Sir William Langham, 8th Baronet, of Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, with whom he had 5 sons (2 of whom predeceased him) and 2 daughters and secondly Lady Caroline Anna Stanhope, the daughter of

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. His son

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was

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(1852–55).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford, Edward Ayshford 1794 births 1871 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Fellows of the Royal Society Deputy lieutenants of Somerset High sheriffs of Somerset Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841