Nathan Sanford | |
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| United States Senator fromNew York | |
| In office January 14, 1826 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Rufus King |
| Succeeded by | William L. Marcy |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Obadiah German |
| Succeeded by | Martin Van Buren |
| Chancellor of New York | |
| In office 1823–1826 | |
| Preceded by | James Kent |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1777-11-05)November 5, 1777 Bridgehampton,New York, British America |
| Died | October 17, 1838(1838-10-17) (aged 60) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) National Republican (1825–1833) |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Van Horn (died 1811) |
| Relations | Peter Gansevoort (son-in-law) |
| Children | 7, includingEdward |
| Education | Yale University Litchfield Law School |
Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician.[1][2]
Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, inBridgehampton,New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford,[3] a family of farmers and tradesmen.[2]
He attendedYale University, studied law, wasadmitted to the bar, and commenced practice inNew York City.[1]
In 1803, he was appointed asUnited States Attorney for the District of New York, and remained in office until 1815 when the district was split into theNorthern and theSouthern District of New York.[1] He was also the appellate lawyer for Jesse Pierson in the landmark case ofPierson v. Post.
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly in1808-09 and1811. In 1811, he was electedSpeaker 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 ofWilliam Ross. He was a member of theNew York State Senate (Southern D.) from 1812 to 1815, sitting in the35th,36th,37th and38th New York State Legislatures.[1]
In1815, he was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theUnited States Senate and served from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1821. He was Chairman of theCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures (15th and16th United States Congresses), and a member of theCommittee on Naval Affairs (15th Congress) and theCommittee on Finance (16th Congress). In1821, he ran for re-election as aClintonian, but was defeated byBucktailMartin Van Buren.[1]
He was a delegate to theNew York State Constitutional Convention of 1821, and wasChancellor of New York from 1823 to 1826. In1824, he received 30 electoral votes forU.S. Vice President.[1]
In1826, 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 theCommittee on Foreign Relations (19th United States Congress). In this stint in the Senate, he generally aligned himself withPresidentJohn Quincy Adams andSecretary of StateHenry Clay.[4] Afterwards he resumed the practice of law inFlushing, New York.[1]
Sanford was married three times. His first marriage was to Elizabeth "Eliza" Van Horn (1780–1811).[3] 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:
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.[3] Together, they were the parents of two children:
After his second wife's death, he remarried for a third time to Mary Buchanan (1800–1879), whom he married in May 1828.[3] Together, they were the parents of:[5]
He died inFlushing on October 17, 1838, and was buried at St. George's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Flushing.[1]
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