Captain George John Sandys (/ˈsændz/; 23 September 1875 – 3 September 1937) was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.
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 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political 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
editSandys was the son of James Sandys, of Slade House, Stroud, Gloucestershire, and was educated at Clifton College and Pembroke College, Oxford.[1]
Military career
editHe 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
editSandys was a Member of Parliament for Wells from 1910 to 1918. He later joined the diplomatic service, serving as an Honorary Attaché in the British Legation in Bern (1921–22) and Paris (1922-25).[1]
Personal life
editHe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b SANDYS, Captain George John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008
- ^ "No. 27365". The London Gazette. 15 October 1901. p. 6711.
- ^ "No. 27494". The London Gazette. 11 November 1902. p. 7167.
- ^ a b Ludlow, N. Piers (2004). "Sandys, (Edwin) Duncan, Baron Duncan-Sandys (1908–1987)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39858. ISBN 9780198614128. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) (subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- ^ a b "Politician divorced". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 14 January 1921. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
LONDON, Jan. 13. Mrs. Mildred Helen Sandys, who is a daughter of the late Mr. Duncan Cameron, of Springfield, Canterbury, New Zealand, has obtained a decree divorce against her husband, Mr. George John Sandys, who was member of the House of Commons for the Wells division of Somerset from 1910 to 1918 on the ground of the respondent's misconduct. Mr. Sandys served with the Guards in the South African and European wars. He was married in 1905, and has one son.
- ^ "Laura Jane Sandys (I6193)". stanford.edu. Stanford University. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Former M.P. for Wells Divorced". Gloucester Citizen. Gloucestershire, England. 13 January 1921.
- ^ Larry L. Witherell, Rebel on the Right: Henry Page Croft and the Crisis of British Conservatism, University of Delaware Press (1997), page 264.
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George John Sandys
- Image of Captain George John Sandys (1875-1937) The Lafayette Negative Archive
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs