Nathan Sanford
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Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, New York - October 17, 1838 Flushing, Queens County, New York) was an American politician.
[edit] Life
He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe Sanford, née Baker. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1799, and commenced practice in New York City.
In 1803 he succeeded Edward Livingston as United States Attorney in New York, a post he held until 1815.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1808-1809 and 1811. In 1811, he was elected speaker on January 29, but did not attend the next session on February 10 because of ill health. The Assembly moved to elect a new Speaker and proceeded to the election of William Ross.[1] He was a member of the New York State Senate from the Southern District, from 1812 to 1815.
In 1814 he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1821. He served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses), and as a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Fifteenth Congress) and the Committee on Finance (Sixteenth Congress).
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1821, and was Chancellor of New York from 1823 to 1826. In the United States presidential election, 1824 he received 30 electoral votes for Vice President. In 1826 he resigned the chancellorship after his by-election to the Senate, and served from January 14, 1826, to March 3, 1831. He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Nineteenth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection. Instead, he resumed the practice of law in Flushing, New York.
Nathan Sanford is the direct desendant of Ezekiel Sandford of Bridgehampton, New York.
[edit] Sources
- [2] Political Graveyard
- This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Preceded by William North |
Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1811 |
Succeeded by William Ross |
| Preceded by Obadiah German |
United States Senator (Class 1) from New York 1815–1821 Served alongside: Rufus King |
Succeeded by Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by John W. Eppes Virginia |
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance 1819-1821 |
Succeeded by John Holmes Maine |
| Preceded by James Kent |
Chancellor of New York 1823 – 1826 |
Succeeded by Samuel Jones |
| Preceded by Rufus King |
United States Senator (Class 3) from New York 1826–1831 Served alongside: Martin Van Buren, Charles E. Dudley |
Succeeded by William L. Marcy |
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