Albert Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford

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Albert James Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford (29 June 188716 May 1959) was a British Conservative Party politician.

At the 1922 general election, he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Banbury, and held the seat until he stepped down at the 1945 general election. He was then elevated to the peerage as Baron Sandford.

From 1939 to 1942, he served as a government whip, with the title of Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams
Member of Parliament for Banbury
19221945
Succeeded by
Douglas Dodds-Parker
Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Grimston
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1939–1942
Succeeded by
William Whytehead Boulton
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
(new creation)
Baron Sandford
1945–1959
Succeeded by
John Cyril Edmondson