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.

Samuel Thomas Spry

At the 1832 general election Spry was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin. He held the seat until 1841. 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.

Samuel Thomas Spry

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

Samuel Thomas Spry

Spry died at the age of 63.

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1804 births

1868 deaths

UK MPs 1832–1835

UK MPs 1835–1837

UK MPs 1837–1841

High Sheriffs of Cornwall

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Bodmin

Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall

Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies

Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies