Background
Robinson, Sanford was born on July 8, 1873 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur and Clara (Sanford) Robinson.
Robinson, Sanford was born on July 8, 1873 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur and Clara (Sanford) Robinson.
Preparatory education, Drury Academy, North Adams. Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1896. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1900.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1900, New York bar, 1901, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1907, District of Columbia Bar, 1923. Began law practice with Lincoln & Badger, Boston, 1900. With Cary & Whitridge, New York City, 1901-1905.
Member firm Cary & Robinson, New York City, 1905-1909, Robinson & Henson since 1932.
Counsel for bond-holding creditors in suit of Virginia versus West Virginia, 1906-1919. Counsel for Eastern Group Carriers in Federal valuation of rys. of the United States, 1914-1930.
Member Greenwich (Connecticut) Chamber of Commerce, American Bar Association, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Williams, Down Town, Bankers (New York).
Married Ruth Edson, April 10, 1909 (she died June 22, 1935). Children: Virginia (Mistress Gordon West. Abbott), Priscilla (Mistress Hervey Thompson), Jane (Mistress Colby M. Chester, 3d), Ruth, Sanford.