George Sandars (2 October 1805 – 14 May 1879)[1] was a British Conservative politician. He was the son of Samuel and Jane Sandars.

George Sandars
Member of Parliament
for Wakefield
In office
30 July 1847 – 27 March 1857
Preceded byWilliam Lascelles
Succeeded byJohn Charlesworth Dodgson-Charlesworth
Personal details
Born2 October 1805
Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, England
Died14 May 1879(1879-05-14) (aged 73)
Kent and Sussex Cemetery and Crematorium
Political partyConservative
SpouseArabella Walker

Parliamentary Career edit

Sandars was first elected Conservative MP for Wakefield at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1857 when he did not seek re-election.[2]

Marriage and Children edit

He married for the first time on 3 June 1829 to Mary Anne Neder(16 March 1808-, the daughter of George Neden of Cheetham.Together they had the following children:

  • Jane Sanders (27 October 1830-5 march 1900)
  • Mary Arabella Sanders (1847-1885)

On the 18th of February, he married for the second time, this time to Arabella Walker (29 October 1804-21 august 1887), the daughter of John Walker of Manchester.

References edit

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links edit

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wakefield
18471857
Succeeded by