Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys
Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, was a British Whig politician who represented Worcester in the House of Commons from 1718 until 1743, when he was created Baron Sandys. He held numerous posts in 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. He was also a justice in eyre.
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Portrait of Letitia, Lady Sandys by Enoch Seeman
Leader of the House of Commons
The leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Leader of the House of Commons
Image: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford by Arthur Pond
Image: 1st Lord Sandys
Image: Henry Pelham, Parliamentary Art Collection crop