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.
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Sandys was the second son of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire, and Mary, daughter and heiress of Colonel the Hon. Martin Sandys, son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys. His mother was created Baroness Sandys in her own right in 1802, with remainder to her younger sons.
Sandys entered Parliament as one of two representatives for County Down in 1817, a seat he held until 1836, when he succeeded his mother in the barony.
Lord Sandys died in July 1860, aged 67. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Marcus.
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| Preceded by John Meade Viscount Castlereagh |
Member of Parliament for County Down 1817 – 1836 With: Viscount Castlereagh 1817–1836 Matthew Forde 1821–1826 Viscount Castlereagh 1826–1836 |
Succeeded by Viscount Castlereagh Earl of Hillsborough |
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| Preceded by Archibald Money |
Colonel of the 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons 1858–1860 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Clark-Kennedy |
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| Preceded by Mary Hill |
Baron Sandys 1836–1860 |
Succeeded by Marcus Sandys |