Monarch Victoria Nationality British Succeeded by Lord Claud Hamilton | Prime Minister Lord John Russell Name Marcus 3rd | |
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Born 28 January 1798 ( 1798-01-28 ) Died 10 April 1863 (1863-04-11) | ||
Preceded by Lord Robert Grosvenor | ||
Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (28 January 1798 – 10 April 1863), known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician.
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Background
Born Lord Marcus Hill, Sandys was a younger son of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire, and Mary, 1st Baroness Sandys, daughter of Colonel the Hon. Martin Sandys. Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire was his elder brother.
Political career
Sandys was Member of Parliament for Newry from 1832 to 1835 and for Evesham from 1838 to 1852. He served as Comptroller of the Household under Lord Melbourne in 1841 and under Lord John Russell between 1846 and 1847 and as Treasurer of the Household under Russell between 1847 and 1852. In 1860 he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Sandys. The following year he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Sandys in lieu of Hill.
Family
Lord Sandys married Louisa, daughter of Joseph Blake, in 1837. He died in April 1863, aged 65, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Augustus. Lady Sandys died in April 1886. He was Godfather to Arthur Cheek, who was given the names "Arthur Marcus Hill" in his honour.