12-887: Sandford may refer to: People [ edit ] Baron Sandford Baron Mount Sandford Sandford (surname) Sandford Fleming (1827-1915), Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor of Standard Time Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Sandford, Tasmania Sandford, Victoria Canada [ edit ] Sandford, Nova Scotia England [ edit ] Dry Sandford , Oxfordshire Sandford, Cumbria , village in Eden district Sandford, Devon Sandford, Dorset Sandford, Hampshire Sandford, Isle of Wight Sandford-on-Thames , Oxfordshire Sandford Orcas Sandford St. Martin , Oxfordshire Sandford, Somerset Sandford, Whitchurch , near Whitchurch , location of Sandford Hall, home of
24-595: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Baron Sandford Baron Sandford is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The first creation came in 1891 when Sir Francis Sandford , a civil servant who played an important role in the implementation of the Elementary Education Act 1870 ,
36-654: Is the present holder's son the Hon. Devon John Edmondson (b. 1986) Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom . It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain . New peers continued to be created in
48-674: The Conservative politician Sir James Edmondson was created Baron Sandford , of Banbury in the County of Oxford . Lord Sandford was son of James Edmondson who amassed a fortune building new communities in the London commuter belt . The family had originally been farmers in Cumbria. Lord Sandford had previously represented Banbury in the House of Commons and served as Vice-Chamberlain of
60-505: The Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston ) The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords . Until then, all peers of the United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of
72-575: The Acts of Union of 1707 and 1800 , though the law permitted a limited number to be elected by their fellows to serve in the House of Lords as representative peers . Some peerages of the United Kingdom were created to get around this obstacle and allow certain Scottish and Irish peers to enjoy the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords The ranks of the peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . The last non-royal dukedom
84-524: The Household from 1939 to 1942 and as Treasurer of the Household from 1942 to 1945. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He at first served in the Royal Navy but later became a priest. Lord Sandford also served in minor positions in the Conservative government of Edward Heath . As of 2012 the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2009. The heir apparent
96-896: The Sandford family Sandford, Gloucestershire, a fictional village in the film Hot Fuzz Sandford, a mockup village in Cheshire used for training police, part of Bruche Police National Training Centre Ireland [ edit ] Sandford Park School , Dublin Scotland [ edit ] Sandford, South Lanarkshire An older spelling of St Fort , Forgan, Fife An older spelling of St Ford, Kilconquhar , Fife United States [ edit ] Sandford, Indiana See also [ edit ] Sandiford (disambiguation) Sandyford (disambiguation) Sanford (disambiguation) Zandvoort , North Holland, Netherlands Zandvoorde (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
108-424: The first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Lords , were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House, should they wish. Peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords following
120-504: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sandford . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandford&oldid=1100820695 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-636: Was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life , mostly ceased once Harold Wilson 's Labour government took office in 1964 , and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers since then. These were: Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in
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#1732772403843144-691: Was made Baron Sandford , of Sandford in the County of Salop . He was the son of Sir Daniel Sandford , politician and Greek scholar, the grandson of the Right Reverend Daniel Sandford , Bishop of Edinburgh , the brother of Daniel Sandford , Bishop of Tasmania , and the first cousin of the Right Reverend Charles Sandford , Bishop of Gibraltar . He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1893. The second creation came in 1945 when
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