Background
Sanders, Alvin Howard was born on September 8, 1860 in Talleyrand, Iowa, United States. Son of James H. and Martha (Rodgers) Sanders.
Sanders, Alvin Howard was born on September 8, 1860 in Talleyrand, Iowa, United States. Son of James H. and Martha (Rodgers) Sanders.
Student Cornell Univercity. Bachelor of Laws, Union College of Law, Chicago, 1881. Honorary D. Agriculture, University of Illinois, 1905.
Doctor of Laws, Kenyon College, Ohio, 1911.
Editor of the Breeder’s Gazette, Chicago. United States commissioner to the Paris Exposition, 1900. Member United States Tariff Board, since 1909 (v.-chairman, 1911).
Chairman American Reciprocal Tariff League, 1905-1909. Chevalier of the Order of Leopold, Belgium, 1909. Officer Order Mèrite Agricole (France), 1921.
Member General Live Stock Industries Committee (United States). Clubs: Union League, Exmoor.
Married Elizabeth A. Hildebrand, of Chicago, April.