Edwin Sandys (MP for Worcestershire) explained

Edwin Sandys (1659–1699) was an English politician, MP for Worcestershire 1695–1698.^[1]

He was the eldest son of Samuel Sandys (a descendant of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York) and his wife Elizabeth Pettus, daughter of Sir John Pettus .

He was elected MP for Worcestershire in 1695. He did not stand in 1698, probably due to ill health.^[1]

Family

On 14 October 1694 he married Alice Rushout, daughter of Sir James Rushout .^[1] They had two sons and one daughter:^[2]

• Samuel Sandys (1695–1770), Chancellor of the Exchequer, created Baron Sandys in 1743^[3]
• Alice Sandys (born 1696), married Captain Daniel Tomkins
• Edwin Sandys (1698–1718?), "bred for the sea and died young", possibly in 1718 on board the Argyle

Notes and References

1. Web site: The History of Parliament. SANDYS, Edwin (1659-99), of Ombersley, Worcs.. 2 October 2019.
2. Book: Davis, Martin. 2017. Samuel 1st Baron Sandys of Ombersley, 1695–1770. Sandys of Ombersley: Fragments of nine lives. 1. 6. 2 January 2020.
3. Sandys, Samuel. Barker. G. F. R.. 50.