Thomas Collett Sandars
Thomas Collett Sandars was an English barrister, best known as an editor of the Institutes of Justinian.
Life
The eldest son of Samuel Sandars of Lochnere, near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, he matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, on 30 November 1843. He was a scholar there from 1843 to 1849, graduated B.A. in 1848, became fellow of Oriel College in 1849, and proceeded M.A. in 1851.Sandars was called to the bar in 1851, and was reader of constitutional law and history to the Inns of Court from 1865 to 1873. He had interests in commerce, in later years, and went twice to Egypt in 1877 and 1880 to represent the Association of Foreign Bondholders. He was also chairman of the Mexican Railway Company.
Sandars died on 2 August 1894 at Queen Anne's Mansions, Westminster.