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Rollin Brewster Sanford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th district
In office
1915–1921
Preceded byPeter G. Ten Eyck
Succeeded byPeter G. Ten Eyck
Personal details
Born(1874-05-18)May 18, 1874
Nicholville, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 1957(1957-05-16) (aged 82)
Loudonville, New York, U.S.
Cause of deathStruck by car
Resting placeAlbany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAlbany Law School

Rollin Brewster Sanford (May 18, 1874 – May 16, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early life

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Born in Nicholville, New York, to Henry T. Sanford (1840–1897) and Louisa Ann Brewster (c. 1841 – 1922), Sanford was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1893.[1] Sanford graduated from Tufts College in 1897.[2] He received a law degree from Albany Law School in 1899,[3] attained admission to the bar and commenced practice in Albany, New York.

Career

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He served as member of the New York National Guard from 1901 to 1906. In the early 1900s he was a member of the Albany Board of Aldermen.[4] In 1908 Sanford was elected Albany County District Attorney and served until 1914.[5]

Sanford was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1921.[6] He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1920, and returned to practicing law. From 1921 to 1940 he served as member of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.[7]

Death and burial

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In retirement Sanford resided in Loudonville, New York. He died there on May 16, 1957, after being struck by a motorist.[8] He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, Section 114, Lot 20.[9]

Family

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Rollin B. Sanford was the great-grandson of Jonah Sanford. His son William K. Sanford served as Colonie Town Supervisor from 1950 to 1978.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Albany High School, Annual Report of the Albany High School, 1898, page 73
  • ^ Tufts University, History of Tufts College, 1896, page 335
  • ^ James Clark Fifield, editor, The American Bar, 1918, page 430
  • ^ Cuyler Reynolds, Albany Chronicles, 1906, page 797
  • ^ Potsdam Courier-Freeman, Rollin B. Sanford Formerly of Nicholville Now District Attorney of Albany County, June, 1908
  • ^ Winnipeg Free Press, Republicans Make Sweeping Gains, November 4, 1914
  • ^ New York Times, Quits State Law Board: R.B. Sanford Testified in the Printing Inquiry Recently, January 6, 1940
  • ^ New York Times, Rollin Sanford Killed: Former House Member Hit by Automobile at Albany, May 17, 1957
  • ^ Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 1998, page 251
  • ^ Stephen Goldstein, Schenectady Gazette, Sanford Decides Against 15th Term as Supervisor, March 1, 1977
  • External resources

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    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    Peter G. Ten Eyck

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from New York's 28th congressional district

    1915–1921
    Succeeded by

    Peter G. Ten Eyck

    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress


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