James Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford

Albert James Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford , was a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

He was the oldest son of James Edmondson, the north London property developer.

Political career

At the 1922 [United Kingdom general election|1922 general election], he was elected to the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom|House of Commons] as Member of Parliament for Banbury. He was knighted in the 1934 Birthday Honours by King George V. From 1939 to 1942, he served as a government whip, with the title of Vice-Chamberlain of the Household. He held his parliamentary seat until he stepped down at the 1945 general election. He was elevated to the peerage as Baron Sandford, of Banbury in the County of Oxford on 14 July 1945.
Edmondson was a member of the pro-Nazi Right Club. He died in Westminster aged 71.