Education
Born in Nicholville, New York to Henry T. Sanford (1840-1897) and Louisa Ann Brewster (c 1841-1922), Sanford was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1893. Sanford graduated from Tufts College in 1897.
United States representative lawyer politician
Born in Nicholville, New York to Henry T. Sanford (1840-1897) and Louisa Ann Brewster (c 1841-1922), Sanford was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1893. Sanford graduated from Tufts College in 1897.
In 1908 Sanford was elected Albany County District Attorney and served until 1914. Sanford was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915 to March 3, 1921. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1920, and returned to practicing law.
In retirement Sanford resided in Loudonville, New New York
He died there on May 16, 1957 after being struck by a car. He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, Section 114, Lot 20.
Sanford was the great-grandson of Jonah Sanford.
He served as member of the New York National Guard from 1901 to 1906. In the early 1900s he was a member of the Albany Board of Aldermen. From 1921 to 1940 he served as member of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.