George Sandys (politician)
British politician (1875–1937)
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Captain George John Sandys (/ˈsændz/; 23 September 1875 – 3 September 1937) was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.
23 September 1875
Captain George Sandys | |
|---|---|
Sandys in 1910 | |
| Member of Parliament for Wells | |
| In office 15 January 1910 – 14 December 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Thomas Ball Silcock |
| Succeeded by | Harry Greer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George John Sandys 23 September 1875 Slade House, Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 3 September 1937 (aged 61) Antibes, France |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mildred Helen Cameron
(m. 1905; div. 1921) |
| Relations | Laura Sandys (granddaughter) Edwina Sandys (granddaughter) |
| Children | Duncan Sandys (b. 1908) |
| Parent | James Sandys (father) |
| Alma mater | Clifton College Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines) |
| Unit | 5th Dragoon Guards |
| Battles/wars | South African War |
Early life
Sandys was the son of James Sandys, of Slade House, Stroud, Gloucestershire, and was educated at Clifton College and Pembroke College, Oxford.[1]
Military career
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served with the Glamorgan Yeomanry in the Second Boer War from 1899, then transferred to the regular army when he became a second lieutenant in the 5th Dragoon Guards on 15 August 1900, receiving a promotion to lieutenant on 28 August 1901 while still in South Africa.[2] After the war ended, he transferred to the 2nd Life Guards in November 1902,[3] leaving the army in 1905. He rejoined to serve in the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War and was wounded at Ypres.[4]
Parliamentary and diplomatic career
Personal life
He married Mildred Helen, née Cameron, daughter of Duncan Cameron, of Canterbury, New Zealand in 1905.[5] They had one child, a son Duncan Sandys.[4] Duncan became a member of parliament and cabinet minister, and Duncan's daughter Laura Sandys, also a Conservative politician, was elected to represent South Thanet in 2010.[6] Sandys divorced Mildred in January 1921.[5][7] He died in Antibes, France on 3 September 1937.[8]