Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet
Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (29 March 1563 – 1645) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.
Sandys was the son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York and his second wife Cecilia Wilford, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilford, of Cranbrook, Kent. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' school with his brothers Edwin and Samuel. He was knighted in 1603 at the Charterhouse. He was created baronet of Wilberton in Cambridgeshire on 25 November 1611. From 1615 to 1616 he was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.[1]
In 1614 Sandys was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge University. He was elected MP for Huntingdon in 1621. In 1628 he was elected MP for Cambridgeshire and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament and did so for eleven years.[2]
Sandys married firstly Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Edward Cooke of North Cray, and they had seven sons and one daughter. He married secondly Mary West, a widow, at St Mary, Aldermanbury, London on 28 November 1626. His son, also called Miles, succeeded him on his death.[1]
References
- 1 2 George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900
- ↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Or, An History of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs in England and Wales: ... The Whole Extracted from Mss. and Printed Evidences .. R. Gosling. pp. 156–239.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Barnaby Gough Henry Mountlow |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge University 1614 With: Sir Francis Bacon |
Succeeded by Robert Naunton Barnaby Gough |
| Preceded by Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Miles Fleetwood |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1621–1622 With: Sir Henry St John |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Mainwaring Sir Henry St John |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Cutts |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1628–1629 With: Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Wilberton) 1611–1645 |
Succeeded by Miles Sandys |