John Elliot Sanford

John E. Sanford
Speaker of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1872–1875
Preceded byHarvey Jewell
Succeeded byJohn 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 byGeorge W. Sargent[1]
Succeeded byJulius L. Clarke[1]
Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners[2]
Personal details
Born(1830-11-22)November 22, 1830
Dennis, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 11, 1907(1907-10-11) (aged 76)
Taunton, Massachusetts
PartyRepublican
Spouse(s)Emily J. White, married December 10, 1856
Alma materAmherst 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.[2][3]

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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 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. ↑ Sanford, John. "John Elliot Sanford (AC 1851) Correspondence Collection Finding Aid". asteria.fivecolleges.edu.
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