Albert W. Sanborn Explained

Albert W. Sanborn
Birth Name:Albert Whittemore Sanborn
Birth Date:17 January 1853
Birth Place:Town of Swanton, Vermont
Death Place:Ashland, Wisconsin
Occupation:Lawyer, politician
Education:Muskingum College
Party:Republican
Office1:Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Constituency1:District 12
Term Start1:1904
Term End1:1912
Office2:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency2:Portage County
Term Start2:1884
Term End2:1886

Albert Whittemore Sanborn (January 17, 1853 – July 15, 1937) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Sanborn was born on January 17, 1853, in Swanton, Vermont.[1] He attended Muskingum College before moving to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He then moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in April 1876, where he studied for about two months. In June, he practiced law first as a member of the firm Jones & Sandborn along with D. Lloyd Jones,[2] and afterwards as a member of the firm of Cate, Jones & Sandborn, adding George W. Cate, followed by Cate, Sanborn, Lamoreux & Park. In 1893, he moved to Ashland, Wisconsin.

He died at his home in Ashland on July 15, 1937.[3]

Career

Sanborn was a member of the Assembly in 1885.[4] Previously, he was District Attorney of Portage County, Wisconsin. Sanborn was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888 and 1912. He served in the Senate from 1905 to 1912.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Sanborn, Albert W.. USGenWeb Archives. 2011-12-09.
  2. Web site: Stevens Point Directory. Gertz. C.. 1889–90. uwsp.edu.
  3. News: A. W. Sanborn, Widely Known Attorney, Dies . Stevens Point Journal . 1 . 1937-07-17 . 2020-07-02 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Funeral Monday . . Ashland, Wisconsin . UP . 5 . 1937-07-17 . 2020-07-02 . Newspapers.com.