1742 - 1743 Samuel Sandys (1695-1770) began his political career as one of Robert Walpole's allies in the House of Commons, but passed over for promotion in 1724, he became a a Leader of the 'patriot' opposition to the prime minister. After Walpole's resignation in February 1742, he accepted the chancellorship of the exchequer and the leading ministerial position in the Commons. But he was squeezed out as Henry Pelham, Walpole's favoured heir, consolidated his dominance of the political landscape, and he gave up the chancellorship and accepted a peerage in December 1743. |
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