, ▁of ▁Ban bury ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁Lord ▁Sand ford ▁was ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁Ed mond son ▁who ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁fortune ▁building ▁new ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁comm uter ▁bel t . ▁The ▁family ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁far mers ▁in ▁C umb ria . ▁Lord ▁Sand ford ▁had ▁previously ▁represented ▁Ban bury ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Vice - Ch am ber lain ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁second ▁Baron . ▁He ▁at ▁first ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁but ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁priest . ▁Lord ▁Sand ford ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁minor ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁government ▁of ▁Edward ▁He ath . ▁ ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁son , ▁the ▁third ▁Baron , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Bar ons ▁Sand ford ; ▁First ▁Cre ation ▁( 1 8 9 1 ) ▁Francis ▁Richard ▁John ▁Sand ford , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Sand ford ▁( 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 9 3 ) ▁ ▁Bar ons ▁Sand ford ; ▁Second ▁Cre ation ▁( 1 9 4 5 ) ▁( Al bert ) ▁James ▁Ed mond son , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Sand ford ▁( 1 8 8 6 – 1 9