The Lord Sandys | |
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![]() Portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 12 February 1742 – 12 December 1743 | |
Monarch | George II |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Wilmington Hon. Henry Pelham |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Walpole |
Succeeded by | Hon. Henry Pelham |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 August 1695 |
Died | 21 April 1770 Highgate Hill | (aged 74)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Letitia Tipping |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys PC (/ˈsændz/; 10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770), was a British Whig politician who represented Worcester in the House of Commons from 1718 until 1743, when he was created Baron Sandys. He held numerous posts in 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. He was also a justice in eyre.[1]