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Sanford W. Smith
Sanford Willard Smith (August 19, 1869 – January 24, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Smith was born on August 19, 1869, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, the son of Henry Smith (died 1895) and Rachel (Shaw) Smith. He attended the district schools and Chatham High School. Smith graduated from Cornell Law School in 1889, was admitted to the bar in 1890, and practiced in Chatham. He married Maude P. Harding, and they had three daughters. Smith was Assistant Journal Clerk of the State Assembly in 1897. Smith was a member of the New York State Assembly (Columbia Co.) in 1901; Judge of Columbia County from 1902 to 1905; and a member of the New York State Senate from 1906 to 1908, sitting in the 129th (24th D.), 130th and 131st New York State Legislatures (both 25th D.). In March 1918, he was appointed by Gov. Charles S. Whitman as Presiding Judge of the New York Court of Claims, and remained on the bench until January 1927. In February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
