Arthur Loomis Sanborn | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 9, 1905 – October 18, 1920 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Romanzo Bunn |
| Succeeded by | Claude Luse |
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| Born | Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-11-17)November 17, 1850 |
| Died | October 18, 1920(1920-10-18) (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice E. Golder |
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| Education | University of Wisconsin (LLB) |
Arthur Loomis Sanborn (November 17, 1850 – October 18, 1920) was an American lawyer and judge. He wasUnited States district judge for theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, appointed by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, he served from 1905 until his death in 1920.
Born inBrasher Falls, New York, Sanborn moved with his parents toWisconsin in 1857, settling inLake Geneva. His father died when he was 11 years old, leaving the family in a difficult financial situation. To help the family, he went to work in awool mill. He was self-educated, and, when the family moved toElkhorn, the county seat, in 1869, he was able to obtain employment as a clerk in the office of theRegister of Deeds. He began to study law and was elected Register of Deeds forWalworth County, serving from 1875 to 1879. In 1879 he entered theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School, where he received hisBachelor of Laws the following year.[1]
He formed a law partnership with former mayorSilas U. Pinney inMadison, where he would practice law for the next 25 years. Their partnership would endure until Mr. Pinney's election to theWisconsin Supreme Court in 1891. The firm Pinney & Sanborn was involved in many important railroad cases in the state.[1] During this period, Sanborn was also employed as a professor of law on the faculty of theUniversity of Wisconsin, and served on thestate board of bar examiners.[2][3][4] Sanborn was theRepublican candidate formayor of Madison in 1890, but was defeated by city attorneyRobert McKee Bashford.[5] In 1893, Sanborn formed a new partnership, Spooner, Sanborn & Spooner, with former U.S. SenatorJohn Coit Spooner.[1]
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On January 6, 1905, Sanborn was nominated by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin vacated by JudgeRomanzo Bunn. Sanborn was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on January 9, 1905, and received his commission the same day. Sanborn served in that capacity until his death on October 18, 1920.[3] He was buried atForest Hill Cemetery in Madison.
Arthur Sanborn married Alice E. Golder, of Elkhorn, on October 15, 1874. They had four children together.[4]
Sanborn is descended from Lieutenant John Sanborn, an early settler at theProvince of New Hampshire.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 1, 1890 | |||||
| Democratic | Robert McKee Bashford | 1,454 | 56.71% | ||
| Republican | Arthur L. Sanborn | 1,110 | 43.29% | ||
| Plurality | 344 | 13.42% | |||
| Total votes | 2,564 | 100.0% | |||
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin 1905–1920 | Succeeded by |
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