Edwin David Sanborn (May 14, 1808 – December 29, 1885) was a United States educator.

Biography

Edwin David Sanborn was born in

Gilmanton, New Hampshire Gilmanton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,945 at the 2020 census. Gilmanton includes the villages of Gilmanton Corners and Gilmanton Ironworks. The town became well known in the 1950s after it was ...

on May 14, 1808. He graduated from

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...

in 1832, taught for a year at Gilmanton, studied law, and afterward divinity at

Andover Theological Seminary Andover Theological Seminary (1807–1965) was a Congregationalist seminary founded in 1807 and originally located in Andover, Massachusetts on the campus of Phillips Academy. From 1908 to 1931, it was located at Harvard University in Cambridge. ...

, and became a tutor and (later in the same year) professor of Latin at Dartmouth in 1835. In 1859 he became professor of classical literature at

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

and principal at the

Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School MICDS (Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School) is a secular, co-educational, independent school home to more than 1,250 students ranging from grades Junior Kindergarten through 12. Its campus is located in the St. Louis suburb of Lad ...

but in 1865 he returned to Dartmouth as professor of oratory and belles-lettres. In 1880 he assumed the new chair of Anglo-Saxon and the English language and literature. He received the degree of

LL.D. Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

from the

University of Vermont The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is amon ...

in 1859. He was a leader in public affairs in his town and state, and was several times elected to the

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. He died in New York on December 29, 1885.

Writings

Besides contributions to newspapers and magazines, he published lectures on education, a ''Eulogy on

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, ...

'' (Hanover, 1853), and a ''

History of New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States and was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. One of the smallest states in area and population, it was part ...

, from Its First Discovery to the Year 1830'' (Manchester, 1875).

Family

He married, on December 11, 1837, Mary Ann, a niece of Daniel Webster. Their daughter

Kate Sanborn Kate Sanborn (July 11, 1839 - July 9, 1917) was an American author, teacher and lecturer. Also a reviewer, compiler, essayist, and farmer, Sanborn was famous for her cooking and housekeeping. Early years and education Katherine Abbott Sanborn was ...

became a noted author, lecturer and educator.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanborn, Edwin David 1808 births 1885 deaths People from Gilmanton, New Hampshire Dartmouth College alumni Dartmouth College faculty Members of the New Hampshire General Court 19th-century American politicians Washington University in St. Louis faculty University of Vermont alumni Andover Theological Seminary alumni