John E. Sanford | |
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Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1872–1875 | |
Preceded by | Harvey Jewell |
Succeeded by | John Davis Long |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
9th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts[1] | |
In office June 29, 1866[1] – November 1, 1869[1] | |
Preceded by | George W. Sargent[1] |
Succeeded by | Julius L. Clarke[1] |
Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners[2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dennis, Massachusetts | November 22, 1830
Died | October 11, 1907 Taunton, Massachusetts | (aged 76)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Emily J. White, married December 10, 1856 |
Residence(s) | Clinton Street, Taunton, Massachusetts[2] |
Alma mater | Amherst College |
John Elliot Sanford (November 22, 1830 – October 11, 1907) was a U.S. politician who served as the ninth Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts from June 29, 1866, to November 1, 1869;[1] as Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners;[2] and, from 1872 to 1875, as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2][3]
See also
[edit]- 93rd Massachusetts General Court (1872)
- 94th Massachusetts General Court (1873)
- 95th Massachusetts General Court (1874)
- 96th Massachusetts General Court (1875)
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Singer, Isidore (1894), The Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States., 1893-1894, Hartford, Connecticut: H. R. Hayden, p. 301
- ^ a b c d The Boston Daily Globe (October 12, 1907), JOHN E. SANFORD DEAD. Ex-Speaker of House of Representatives Passes Away at His Home in Taunton., Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 13
- ^ Sanford, John. "John Elliot Sanford (AC 1851) Correspondence Collection Finding Aid". asteria.fivecolleges.edu.
External links
[edit]- John Elliot Sanford (AC 1851) Correspondence Collection at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections