Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician.
Early life
Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in
Bridgehampton
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,
New York
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. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (
née
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Baker) Sanford,
a family of farmers and tradesmen.
He attended
Yale University
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, studied law, was
admitted to the bar
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, and commenced practice in
New York City
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.
Career
In 1803, he was appointed as
United States Attorney for the District of New York {{Short description, None
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, and remained in office until 1815 when the district was split into the
Northern
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and the
Southern District of New York.
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
in
1808-09 and
1811
Events
January–March
* January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana.
* January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Brid ...
. In 1811, he was elected
Speaker
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** I ...
on January 29, but could not attend the session after February 10 because of ill health. The Assembly moved to elect a new Speaker and proceeded to the election of
William Ross. He was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(Southern D.) from 1812 to 1815, sitting in the
35th Military units
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,
36th,
37th and
38th New York State Legislature
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Background
Un ...
s.
In
1815
Events
January
* January 2 – Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke in Seaham, county of Durham, England.
* January 3 – Austria, Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussi ...
, he was elected as a
Democratic-Republican
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to the
United States Senate
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and served from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1821. He was Chairman of the
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (
15th
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and
16th United States Congress
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es), and a member of the
Committee on Naval Affairs (15th Congress) and the
Committee on Finance (16th Congress). In
1821
Events
January–March
* January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.
* January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Be ...
, he ran for re-election as a
Clintonian, but was defeated by
Bucktail Martin Van Buren
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.
He was a delegate to the
New York State Constitutional Convention
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of 1821, and was
Chancellor of New York The New York Court of Chancery was the highest court in the State of New York from 1701 to 1847.
History
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from 1823 to 1826. In
1824
May 7: The almost completely deaf Beethoven premieres his Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) , Ninth Symphony
Events
January–March
* January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of the Royal Society, ...
, he received 30 electoral votes for
U.S. Vice President.
In
1826
Events January–March
* January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly.
* January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island o ...
, he resigned the chancellorship after his nomination in caucus, and was elected again to the U.S. Senate. He took his seat on January 31, 1826, and served until March 3, 1831. He was Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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(
19th United States Congress
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). Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in
Flushing, New York
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.
Personal life
Sanford was married three times. His first marriage was to Elizabeth "Eliza" Van Horn (1780–1811).
His residence in Flushing, "Sanford Hall", became a private insane asylum in 1845, run by Dr. James Macdonald, MD and Gen.
Allan Macdonald. Together, Nathan and Eliza were the parents of several children, including:
*
Edward Sanford (1805–1876), a New York State Senator.
* Eliza Sanford, who married John Le Breton.
* Charles Sanford.
* Henry Sanford.
After his first wife's death in 1811, Sanford was remarried to Mary Esther Malbone Isaacs (1790–1816), the eldest daughter of Col. Ralph Isaacs and Elizabeth (née Sebor) Isaacs, in 1813.
Together, they were the parents of two children:
* Mary Sanford (1814–1841), who married
Peter Gansevoort
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(1788–1876), also a New York State Senator.
* Henry Sanford (1816–1832), who died young.
After his second wife's death, he remarried for a third time to Mary Buchanan (1800–1879), whom he married in May 1828.
Together, they were the parents of:
* Robert Sanford (1831–1908), a
Union College
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and
New York Law School
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graduate.
He died in
Flushing
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* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
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on October 17, 1838, and was buried at St. George's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Flushing.
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