Joseph Sandars (MP) explained

Joseph Sandars (1821 – 14 March 1893)^[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Son of Joseph Sandars and Anna McKenzie Richards. After unsuccessfully contesting Devonport at the 1847 general election,^[2] Sandars became Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth at a by-election in 1848—caused by the 1847 general election result being declared void due to bribery.^[3] He then held the seat until 1852 when he unsuccessfully sought election as a Peelite at Bewdley.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "G" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 5 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172918/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons2.htm . 5 November 2018 . usurped . 16 September 2018 .
2. News: The Elections . 2 November 2018 . London Daily News . 31 July 1847 . 2–3 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
3. News: Dundee, Perth, and Cupar Advertiser . 5 November 2018 . 18 February 1848 . 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
4. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st.
5. News: The General Election. 10 April 2018. Wells Journal. 10 July 1852. 2–3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. News: A Practical Reformer. 10 April 2018. London Daily News. 5 July 1852. 4–5. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .