Francis Richard John Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford,, known as Sir Francis Sandford between 1863 and 1891, was a British civil servant. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Committee of Council on Education between 1870 and 1884, in which role he was instrumental in implementing the Elementary Education Act 1870.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the House of Lords
- Born
- May 14, 1824
- Died
- December 31, 1893
