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
  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". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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


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