John E. Sanford

John E. Sanford
Speaker of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1872–1875
Preceded by Harvey Jewell
Succeeded by John Davis Long
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
9th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts[1]
In office
June 29, 1866[1] – November 1, 1869[1]
Preceded by George W. Sargent[1]
Succeeded by Julius L. Clarke[1]
Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners[2]
Personal details
Born (1830-11-22)November 22, 1830
Dennis, Massachusetts
Died October 11, 1907(1907-10-11) (aged 76)
Taunton, Massachusetts
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Emily J. White, married December 10, 1856
Residence Clinton Street, Taunton, Massachusetts[2]
Alma mater Amherst College

John Elliot Sanford (November 22, 1830 – October 11, 1907) was a U.S. politician who served as the ninth Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts from June 29, 1866 to November 1, 1869;[1] as Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners;[2] and, from 1872 to 1875, as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[3][2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Singer, Isidore (1894), The Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States., 1893-1894, Hartford, Connecticut: H. R. Hayden, p. 301.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Boston Daily Globe (October 12, 1907), JOHN E. SANFORD DEAD. Ex-Speaker of House of Representatives Passes Away at His Home in Taunton., Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 13.
  3. ↑ http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma00297.html
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by
Harvey Jewell		 Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1872 — 1875		 Succeeded by
John Davis Long
Political offices
Preceded by
George W. Sargent		 9th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts
June 29, 1866–November 1, 1869		 Succeeded by
Julius L. Clarke


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