Sandford Baronets
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The Sandford Baronetcy, of Howgill in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 11 August 1641 for Thomas Sandford, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Cockermouth
. The second Baronet was murdered on 8 September 1675, the same day his son Richard, the third Baronet, was born. The third Baronet later represented Westmorland
, Morpeth
and Appleby
in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1723.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cockermouth
Cockermouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cockermouth was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295, and again from 1641, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough represented by two...
. The second Baronet was murdered on 8 September 1675, the same day his son Richard, the third Baronet, was born. The third Baronet later represented Westmorland
Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency)
Westmorland was a constituency covering the county of Westmorland in the North of England, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency had two separate periods of existence....
, Morpeth
Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)
Morpeth was a borough constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
and Appleby
Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)
Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....
in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1723.
Sandford Baronets, of Howgill (1641)
- Sir Thomas Sandford, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1655)
- Sir Richard Sandford, 2nd Baronet (d. 1675)
- Sir Richard Sandford, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Sandford, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Sandford, 3rd Baronet was an English politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Morpeth in 1701 and from 1701 to 1713.He died aged 47....
(1675-1723)