Edwin Sandys (died 1608)

Sir Edwin Sandys (c. 1564 – 15 March 1608) was an English politician, MP for Andover 1586–1587.[1]

He was the eldest son of Miles Sandys MP (brother of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York) and his first wife Hester Clifton.

Sandys and his brothers may be the "Sandes" who appear in the registers of Eton College, in which case Edwin Sandys attended 1574–1575.[2] He entered the Middle Temple in 1579.[1]

On 2 June 1586 he married Elizabeth Sandys, daughter of William, 3rd Baron Sandys of The Vyne.[1] (Despite the name, the two families had different origins: the family of Archbishop Sandys originated in Cumbria, while the Barons Sandys had their seat at The Vyne, Hampshire.[3]) They had three sons, of which the youngest, but the only one to leave children, was Colonel Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys.[1]

Sandys was elected MP for Andover in 1586, but sat in only one Parliament. In the following Parliament of 1589, Sandys was replaced by his brother-in-law Thomas Temple.

He was knighted in Ireland in 1599, and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire from February to November 1606.[1]

He died on 15 March 1608.[1]

Family tree of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York

William Sandys Edwin Sandys (1519–1588) Archbishop of York Miles Sandys MP (c. 1520–1601) Baronet, 1611 Sir Samuel Sandys MP (1560–1623) Sir Edwin Sandys MP (1561–1629) also James, William, Margaret (Aucher), Thomas, Henry Sir Miles Sandys Bt MP (1563–1645) Anne Sandys (1570–c. 1629) m. Sir William Barne George Sandys (1578–1644) poet Sir Edwin Sandys MP (c. 1564–1608) m. Elizabeth, dau. of William, 3rd Baron Sandys Sir William Sandys (1565–1641) Sir Edwin Sandys MP (1591–1623) Henry Sandys MP (c. 1607–1640) Edwin Sandys (d. 1642) killed in Civil War Sir Miles Sandys Bt (d. 1654) Anne Barne (1587–1633) m(1) Sir William Lovelace m(2) Jonathan Browne Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (d. 1644) killed in Civil War m. Jane, dau. of Sir William Sandys Sir Miles Sandys MP (c. 1601–1636) William Sandys MP (c. 1607–1669) "Waterworks" Sir Samuel Sandys MP (1615–1685) Sir Richard Sandys (d. 1669) Richard Lovelace (1617–1657) poet Francis Lovelace (c. 1621–1675) Govr. of New York William, 6th Baron Henry, 7th Baron Edwin, 8th Baron Baronet, 1684 Samuel Sandys MP (c. 1637–1701) Sir Richard Sandys Bt (1670–1726) James Madison U.S. President Edwin Sandys MP (1659–1699) Baron Sandys, 1743 Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695–1770) Chancellor of the Exchequer Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726–1797) Martin Sandys (1729–1768) Baron Sandys, 1802 Mary Sandys, 1st Baroness Sandys (1764–1836) m. Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire Marquesses of Downshire Barons Sandys Disambiguation pages: Edwin Sandys · Henry Sandys · Miles Sandys · Samuel Sandys See also: Marquesses of Downshire family tree

References

1. "SANDYS, Edwin I (c.1564-1608), of Eaton Bray, Beds". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. The Eton College Register 1441–1698. p. 295. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
3. Banks, T. C. (1808). The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England. 2. p. 457. Retrieved 14 October 2019.