Lieutenant-General Arthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (10 January 1793 – 16 July 1860), styled as Lord Arthur Hill until 1836, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.

Background

Sandys was the second son of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire

Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire

Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire PC, FRS , styled Viscount Kilwarlin until 1789 and Earl of Hillsborough from 1789 to 1793, was a British peer and MP.-Life:...

, and Mary, daughter and heiress of Colonel the Hon. Martin Sandys, son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, PC was a British politician in the 18th century. He held numerous posts within the government of the United Kingdom, namely Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leader of the House of Commons, Cofferer of the Household and First Lord of Trade...

. His mother was created Baroness Sandys in her own right in 1802, with remainder to her younger sons.

Political career

Sandys entered Parliament as one of two representatives for County Down

Down (UK Parliament constituency)

Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801-1885 and 1922-1950.-Boundaries:1801-1885: The whole of County Down, excluding the Boroughs of Downpatrick and Newry....

 in 1817, a seat he held until 1836, when he succeeded his mother in the barony.

Personal life

Lord Sandys died in July 1860, aged 67. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Marcus

Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys

Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys , known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...

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