About Edward Sanford
Lived 1805 – 1876 (aged 70–71). Edward Sanford was an American politician and writer.
Edward Sanford (1805 – 1876) was an American lawyer, poet, essayist, political writer and politician from New York.
Life He was the son of Chancellor Nathan Sanford (1777–1838). He graduated from Union College in 1824. Then he studied law with Benjamin F. Butler, and was admitted to the bar in 1825. He practiced law for a few years, but abandoned this to become a writer and newspaper editor.
Edward Sanford was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in 1843 and 1844; and a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) in 1846 and 1847.
In the New York state election, 1847, he ran on the Democratic and Anti-Rent tickets for Secretary of State of New York, but was defeated by Whig Christopher Morgan.
His sister Mary Sanford (1814–1841) was married to State Senator Peter Gansevoort (1788–1876).
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American politician, New York
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Edward Sanford was born in 1805.
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Edward Sanford died in 1876.
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Edward Sanford was a politician and writer.
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· DBpedia: Edward Sanford (New York politician)
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