George John Sandys

George John Sandys

George John Sandys (23 September 1875 - 3 September 1937) was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.

Sandys was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and served in the South African War (1899 - 1901) and in the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War, during which he was wounded. He was Member of Parliament for Wells from 1910 to 1918. He later joined the diplomatic service (1921-1925). He died in Antibes, France. [Larry L. Witherell, "Rebel on the Right: Henry Page Croft and the Crisis of British Conservatism", University of DelawarePress (1997), page 264.]

His son Duncan Sandys became a member of parliament and cabinet minister.

References

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]


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