This Samuel Sandys owed his political prominence to his untiring Commons opposition to Sir Robert Walpole and, on the downfall of this minister, he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer and a member of the Privy Council.
BaronessSandys was succeeded by her son Lord Arthur Hill who became the second Lord Sandys of Ombersley Court (that is, in this new baronial line).
Lord Sandys, as Captain, and wearing the traditional uniform with plumed hat and sword, accompanied the Queen on her regular inspections of her bodyguard on the lawns of Buckingham Palace.