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Edwin Sandys

English politician; (1561-1629)
Person human Q5346806

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[36]
Date of birth
December 9, 1561
Date of death
October 1, 1629
Place of birth
Worcestershire
Place of death
Kent
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of England[20]
Occupation
politician, treasurer
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1589 Parliament, Member of the 1593 Parliament, Member of the 1604-11 Parliament, Member of the 1614 Parliament, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament, Member of the 1624-25 Parliament, Member of the 1625 Parliament, Member of the 1626 Parliament[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Educated at
Corpus Christi College[30]
Father
Edwin Sandys[8]
Mother
Cecilia Wilford[9]
Spouse
Margaret Eveleigh, Anne Southcott, Elizabeth Nevinson, Catherine Bulkeley[10][11][12][13]
Child
Henry Sandys, unknown daughter Sandys, Edwin Sandys, unknown Sandys, Elizabeth Sandys, Robert Sandys[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Sibling
George Sandys[45]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[44]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40][41][42][43]
Family name
Sandys[38]
Given name
Edwin[39]
Honorific prefix
Sir[37]
Member of
Useless Parliament, 4th Parliament of King James I, Addled Parliament, 2nd Parliament of King Charles I, Virginia Company[31][32][33][34][35]
P14977
RETE076723
Place of burial
Church of St Augustine, Northbourne[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edwin Sandis en Edwin Sands en Edwin Sandys en Sir Edwin Sandys sv Edwin Sandys (kolonist)
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000079753240
VIAF cluster ID
51973268
Library of Congress authority ID
n85195579
GND ID
120637626
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Edwin Sandys (1561-1629).jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15039162g
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
4951
British Museum person or institution ID
161820
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01388811
DDB person (GND) ID
120637626
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
51234484-3332-4a20-8d44-99f19e141353
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Sandys_Sir_Edwin_1561-1629
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Edwin-Sandys
FAST ID
163698
Find a Grave memorial ID
49940037
Freebase ID
/m/01j_fy
Genealogics.org person ID
I00409847
Geni.com profile ID
6000000002617838345
History of Parliament ID
1558-1603/member/sandys-edwin-ii-1561-1629, 1604-1629/member/sandys-sir-edwin-1561-1629
Hymnary author ID
Sandys_Edwin
IdRef ID
076990370
IxTheo authority ID
149226160
Libris-URI
fcrtq8gz2hn72s9
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007436695505171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp56387
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070707677
Open Library ID
OL4916124A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
24650
Rodovid ID
609640
SBN author ID
CFIV337193
SELIBR ID
89579
SNAC ARK ID
w63n28r7
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
2109
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10010685
The Peerage person ID
p57247.htm#i572468
Treccani ID
sir-edwin-sandys
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
edwin-sandys
UK National Archives ID
F71654
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11172442
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/252725
WeRelate person ID
Edwin_Sandys_(5)
WikiTree person ID
Sandys-95
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6Ytq8dpWwjYtJJmvPwC
Yale LUX ID
person/9e08dae4-111e-4b64-9789-f09ccf1e2c6f

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Summary

Edwin Sandys was born on December 9, 1561[1], in Worcestershire[2]. He died on October 1, 1629[3], in Kent[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and treasurer[6].

FAQs

Where was Edwin Sandys born?

Edwin Sandys was born in Worcestershire[2].

Where did Edwin Sandys die?

Edwin Sandys died in Kent[4].

Who were Edwin Sandys's parents?

Edwin Sandys's father was Edwin Sandys[8]. Edwin Sandys's mother was Cecilia Wilford[9].

Who was Edwin Sandys married to?

Edwin Sandys's spouses include Margaret Eveleigh[10], Anne Southcott[11], Elizabeth Nevinson[12], and Catherine Bulkeley[13].

What did Edwin Sandys do for work?

Edwin Sandys worked as a politician[5] and treasurer[6].

Where did Edwin Sandys go to school?

Edwin Sandys was educated at Corpus Christi College[30].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . book. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  16. [26] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  17. [27] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  25. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . book. wikidata.org.
  27. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [6] ↑ . book. wikidata.org.
  29. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . book. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID → 24650
    Occupation → politician, treasurer
    Educated at → Corpus Christi College
    Library of Congress authority ID → n85195579
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