About John W. A. Sanford Jr.
Lived 1825 – 1913 (aged 87). John W. A. Sanford Jr. was an American politician, military officer and lawyer.
John William Augustine Sanford Jr. (November 3, 1825 – August 7, 1913) was a lawyer, Alabama Supreme Court clerk, and Attorney General of Alabama for three terms. He was born in Milledgeville, Georgia. John W. A. Sanford of Georgia was his father. He served as an officer in the Confederate Army. During the war, he wrote to Confederate Attorney General Thomas H. Watts seeking the transfer and promotion of his brother-in-law.
John Sanford Jr. married Sallie Maria Taylor, daughter of Col. William H. Taylor, in Montgomery, Alabama on March 7, 1860. They had a daughter named Valine In 1895, John Sanford Jr. designed the current flag of Alabama.
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American lawyer and politician (1825-1913)
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John W. A. Sanford Jr. was born on 30 November 1825.
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John W. A. Sanford Jr. died on 7 August 1913.
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John W. A. Sanford Jr. was a politician, military officer and lawyer.
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John W. A. Sanford Jr. was American.
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