Samuel Thomas Spry

Samuel Thomas Spry (25 July 1804 – 29 June 1868) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841 and who changed party and sat for four years again as a Conservative from 1843.

Spry was the son of Admiral Thomas Davy, who changed his name to Spry, and his wife Anna-Maria Thomas. He was a member of the Spry family of Place and Tregolls Cornwall.^[1]

At the 1832 general election Spry was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin. He held the seat until 1841.^[2] He was sworn in again in 1843 when, as reported in Hansard, alongside 8 other parliamentarians he presented a petition for reducing the number of pubs.^[3]

Spry was a J.P., Deputy Lieutenant and Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1849.

Spry died at the age of 63.

References

• Cornwall portal

1. Burke, John (18 August 1838). "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours". Colburn. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via Google Books.
2. "Leigh Rayment Commons constituencies B Part 4". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2019.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Spry

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Davies Giddy Horace Seymour	Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1832–1841 With: William Peter 1832–35 Charles Vivian from 1835	Succeeded by Charles Vivian John Dunn-Gardner
Preceded by Charles Vivian John Dunn-Gardner	Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1843–1847 With: John Dunn-Gardner	Succeeded by James Wyld Henry Charles Lacy