Sanford Stoddard

Background

Stoddard, Sanford was born on October 11, 1877 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Goodwin and Julia Elizabeth (Sanford) Stoddard.

Education

Student St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H., 1891-1895. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1899. Student Harvard Law School, 1899-1901.

Career

Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1903, since practiced in Bridgeport, member Marsh, Stoddard & Day, 1905-1935, Boardman, Stoddard & member McCarthy since 1941. Vice president, trust officer First National Bank Trust Company Bridgeport, 1935-1941. Director Atlantic Coast Line Company, Turner & Seymour Manufacturing Company, U. Club Company, Starring & Company, Inc., Sun, Inc.

Director Connecticut Reformatory, 1927-1941. Police commissioner, 1923-1925, park commissioner (vice president board) since 1927. Chairman grievance committee Fairfield Company, 1921-1934.

Chairman local draft board Division 3, 1917-1919. Administrator Bridgeport District Office Defense Transportation, 1942-1945.

Membership

Member American, Connecticut, Bridgeport bar associations, American Judiciary Society, American Arbitration Association (national panel), Society Colonial Wars, Connecticut League Nations Association (president 1927-1929), Chamber of Commerce (president 1927-1929). Clubs: U. (past president) (Bridgeport).

• Member of International Law Association. Assn, of Bar of New York City. American and Connecticut Bar Associations. League of Nations Assn, of Connecticut. Bridgeport Oratorio Society Clubs: Yale (New York), University, Country (Fairfield), Pequot Yacht, Stockbridge Golf, Lake Placid.

Connections

Married Hannah Gould Johnson, June 30, 1903. Children: Johnson, Goodwin, David Gould.