Thomas Sandys (Gatton MP) explained

Thomas Sandys (or Sands or Sandes; 1600–1658) was an English politician, MP for Gatton.

Sandys was born in 1600, the elder son of John Sandys of Leatherhead, Surrey.^[1] He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, matriculating in 1617, aged 17. He became a barrister-at-law at the Middle Temple in 1625, and a bencher in 1648.

In the Long Parliament elected in 1640, Sandys was elected MP for Gatton along with Sir Samuel Owfield^[1] (who died in 1644 and was replaced by his son William Owfield in 1645). A rival candidate for Sandys' seat was returned by the Copley family,^[1] a Mr. Sanders, who was declared not duly elected on 5 November 1641.^[2]

Although Sandys supported Parliament against the King,^[1] both he and William Owfield were secluded from Parliament in Pride's Purge in 1648.^[3]

Sandys played no part in politics during the ascendancy of Oliver Cromwell, and died at the end of 1658.^[1]

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Notes and References

1. Bastian. F.. Leatherhead Families of the 16th and 17th Centuries: III. Sands of Randalls. Proceedings of the Leatherhead & District Local History Society. 2. 3. 1959. 81.
2. Book: Cobbett, William. William Cobbett

   . William Cobbett. 1807. Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England. 2. 620. 21 October 2019.

3. Book: 1755. The Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England. 18. 470. 21 October 2019.