page_title: Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys
section_title: Political career
hierarchical_section_title: Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys / Political career
caption_attribution_description: English: Ombersley Court The estate has been owned by the Sandys family since 1560, when Edwin Sandys was appointed Bishop of Worcester by Queen Elizabeth I. The house was built in the 1720s, replacing an earlier one on the same site. Viewed from near the Wychavon Way. There is a pub in the village of Ombersley called The Crown and Sandys, which has recently re-opened after renovation.
context_page_description: Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys, known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician. Lea & Perrins has claimed that Sandys encountered a precursor to Worcestershire sauce while in India with the East India Company in the 1830s, and commissioned the local apothecaries to recreate it, eventually leading to its popularity in England.
context_section_description: Sandys was Member of Parliament for Newry from 1832 to 1835 and for Evesham from 1838 to 1852. He served as Comptroller of the Household under Lord Melbourne in 1841 and under Lord John Russell between 1846 and 1847 and as Treasurer of the Household under Russell between 1847 and 1852. In 1860 he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Sandys. The following year he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Sandys in lieu of Hill.
caption: Ombersley Court, seat of the Barons Sandys
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