Miles Sandys ( – 22 October 1601) was an English courtier and politician. He sat in each of the eight Parliaments from 1563 to 1597, yet never represented the same constituency twice. Sandys was the brother of Edwin Sandys,

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. Like his brother, he was educated at

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, matriculating in 1544. He was admitted to the

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in 1551, became a Bencher in 1578, and served as Treasurer 1588–95. He was an influential crown official, working in the Court of Queen's Bench and becoming Clerk of the Crown. He sat as MP for

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(1563–1567), Lancaster (1571),

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(1572),

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(1584–85), Abingdon (1586–87),

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(1588–89), Andover (1593) and Stockbridge (1597–98). He died on 22 October 1601 in Latimer, Buckinghamshire.

Family

Sandys was married firstly to Hester Clifton, daughter of William Clifton. They had four sons and three daughters: * Sir Edwin Sandys (–1608) * Sir William Sandys (1565–1641) * Hester Sandys (1569–1656), married Sir Thomas Temple, Bt * George Sandys * Henry Sandys * Elizabeth Sandys, married Sir Edmund Conquest, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire 1618 * Bridget Sandys, married Sir Nicholas Hyde, Bt Sandys was married secondly to Bridget Colt, widow of alderman Woodcock of London.

References

* * Members of the Parliament of England for Plymouth 1601 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Members of the Middle Temple English MPs 1563–1567 English MPs 1571 English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 Miles Year of birth uncertain Members of the Parliament of England for Bridport {{1563-England-MP-stub