Sir Samuel Sandys (15 June 1615 – 5 April 1685) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1640 and 1685. He fought for the

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in the

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Biography

Sandys was the son of Sir Edwin Sandys and his wife Penelope Bulkeley, daughter of Sir Richard Bulkeley . He was grandson of Sir Samuel Sandys , who had represented

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in parliament in the time of King James I. In April 1640, Sandys was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the

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. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in August 1642. Colonel Sandys was made governor of Evesham in 1642 and commanded a troop of horse at the action at Wickfield and at the

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. Later he raised an infantry regiment and cavalry regiment for the king at his own expense. He was lieutenant-governor of Worcester under Prince Maurice in 1644. Sandys compounded in 1646; his estates were sequestered, and he was imprisoned for a time in 1651. He was an active royalist plotter. In 1660 Sandys was re-elected as MP for Droitwich in the Convention Parliament. In 1661 he was elected MP for

in the

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and sat until 1681. He was re-elected MP for Droitwich in 1681 and held the seat until 1685. Sandys died on 5 April 1685 at the age of 69, and was buried at

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. His monument there was designed by

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.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis

Family

Sandys married firstly Mary Barker daughter of Dr Hugh Barker, and had two sons and a daughter: * Samuel Sandys (died 1701), MP for Droitwich * Edwin Sandys (died 1685), BCL and Fellow of

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* Mary Sandys (died 1681), unmarried, buried at

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. His second wife was Elizabeth Pakington, daughter of Sir John Pakington and widow of Henry Washington. They had no children.

References

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