Samuel Thomas Spry Explained

Samuel Thomas Spry (25 July 1804 – 29 June 1868) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841 and who changed party and sat for four years again as a Conservative from 1843.

Spry was the son of Admiral Thomas Davy, who changed his name to Spry, and his wife Anna-Maria Thomas. He was a member of the Spry family of Place and Tregolls Cornwall.^[1]

At the 1832 general election Spry was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin. He held the seat until 1841.^[2] He was sworn in again in 1843 when, as reported in Hansard, alongside 8 other parliamentarians he presented a petition for reducing the number of pubs.^[3]

Spry was a J.P., Deputy Lieutenant and Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1849.

Spry died at the age of 63.

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. John. Burke. 18 August 1838. Colburn. 18 August 2019. Google Books.
2. Web site: Leigh Rayment Commons constituencies B Part 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090810231554/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm. 10 August 2009. usurped. 18 August 2019.
3. Web site: 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England. 18 August 2019.