Baron Sandys
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, once in the Peerage of Great Britain
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and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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The title of Baron Sandys, of The Vyne, was created in the Peerage of England in 1523 for William Sandys, the favourite of King Henry VIII
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. It descended through several generations of his descendants until it fell into abeyance
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in circa 1683 at the death of the eighth Baron, where it has remained since.
The title was created for a second time in the Peerage of Great Britain
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in 1743 when the former Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Samuel Sandys
Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys
Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, PC was a British politician in the 18th century. He held numerous posts within 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...
was made Lord Sandys, Baron of Ombersley, in the County of Worcester. This title became extinct on the death of his son Edwin, the second Baron, in 1797. The family estates were inherited by Edwin's niece Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire, wife of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire
Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire
Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire PC, FRS , styled Viscount Kilwarlin until 1789 and Earl of Hillsborough from 1789 to 1793, was a British peer and MP.-Life:...
. In 1802 the barony of Sandys was revived in favour of her when she was created Baroness Sandys, of Ombersley in the County of Worcester, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. The title was created with remainder to her younger sons Lord Arthur Moyses William Hill, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Augustus Hill and Lord George Hill successively, and failing them to her eldest son Arthur Blundell, Earl of Hillsborough (later 3rd Marquess of Downshire).
She was succeeded according to the special remainder by her second son Lord Arthur Moyses William, the second Baron. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and also represented County Down in the House of Commons
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. He never married and was succeeded by his next brother, the third Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament
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for Newry
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and Evesham
Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)
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. In 1861 Lord Sandys assumed by Royal license the surname of Sandys in lieu of Hill. This line of the family failed on the death of his younger son, the fifth Baron, in 1904. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin once removed, the sixth Baron. He was the grandson of the Lord George Hill, fifth son of the first Baroness.
the title is held by his son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 1961. Lord Sandys notably served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
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between 1979 and 1983 in the Conservative
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administration of Margaret Thatcher
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. However, he lost his seat in the House of Lords
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after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999. As a descendant of the second Marquess of Downshire he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.
The family seat is Ombersley Court near Droitwich in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
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Barons Sandys, first creation (1523)
- William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (c. 1470–1540)
- Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (d. 1560)
- William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (d. 1623)
- William Sandys, 4th Baron Sandys (d. 1629)
- Elizabeth Sandys, 5th Baroness Sandys (d. c. 1645)
- William Sandys, 6th Baron Sandys (c. 1626–1668)
- Henry Sandys, 7th Baron Sandys (d. c.1680)
- Edwin Sandys, 8th Baron Sandys (d. c. 1683)
Barons Sandys, second creation (1743)
- Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron SandysSamuel Sandys, 1st Baron SandysSamuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, PC was a British politician in the 18th century. He held numerous posts within 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...
(1695–1770) - Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron SandysEdwin Sandys, 2nd Baron SandysEdwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys was the eldest son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys and his wife Letitia daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, baronet of Wheatfield, Oxfordshire...
(1726–1797)
Barons Sandys, third creation (1802)
- Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire, 1st Baroness Sandys (1774–1836)
- Arthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron SandysArthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron SandysLieutenant-General Arthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys , styled as Lord Arthur Hill until 1836, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.-Background:...
(1793–1860) - (Arthur) Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron SandysMarcus Sandys, 3rd Baron SandysArthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys , known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
(1798–1863) - Augustus Frederick Arthur Sandys, 4th Baron Sandys (1840–1904)
- Michael Edwin Sandys Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (1855–1948)
- Arthur Fitzgerald Sandys Hill, 6th Baron Sandys (1876–1961)
- Richard Michael Oliver Hill, 7th Baron SandysRichard Hill, 7th Baron SandysRichard Michael Oliver Hill, 7th Baron Sandys DL , is a British landowner and Conservative politician.Sandys is the only son of Arthur Fitzgerald Sandys Hill, 6th Baron Sandys, and his wife Cynthia Mary , and was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He served with the Royal Scots Greys...
(b. 1931)
The heir presumptive
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is the present holder's kinsman Arthur Francis Nicholas Wills Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire (b. 1959).