George Partridge Sanger

George Partridge Sanger (November 27, 1819 – July 3, 1890) was an American lawyer, editor, judge, and businessman who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1873 to 1886 and was the first president of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Early life Sanger was born on November 27, 1819, in Dover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1840 and after spending two years as a teacher in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, returned to Harvard as a Latin tutor and a law student.

Legal career Sanger graduated from Harvard Law School in 1844 and was admitted to the bar in 1846.

In January 1853, he was appointed to the staff of Governor John H. Clifford. In September of that year he was appointed District Attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The following year he was appointed Judge of the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas. He remained on the bench until the Court was abolished in 1859.

In 1873, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Following the death of David H. Mason, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Sanger United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. He remained in this role until 1882.

From 1842 to 1860, he was the editor of the American Almanac. He held this position until August 1863.

Personal life Sanger married Elizabeth Sherburne Thompson of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1846. John White Sanger William Thompson Sanger George Partridge Sanger Jr. Charles Robert Sanger.

Death Sanger died on July 3, 1890, in Swampscott, Massachusetts.