Jonah Sanford

Jonah Sanford (born November 30, 1790 in Cornwall , Vermont , † December 25, 1867 in Hopkinton , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . In 1830 and 1831 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Rollin B. Sanford was his great-grandson.

Career

Jonah Sanford was born in Addison County about seven years after the American Revolutionary War ended . He attended district schools. In 1811 he moved to Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County . During the British-American War he took part in the Battle of Plattsburgh on September 11, 1814 as a volunteer . Sanford was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1818 - a post he held for 22 years. He studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he practiced in Franklin County . Between 1823 and 1826 he was Hopkinton's supervisor . Sanford became a captain in the Volunteer Cavalry in 1827 . He was promoted in 1828 to Lieutenant Colonel , 1831 Colonel and 1832 to 1833 to brigadier general of the militia of New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1829 and 1830 .

Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. Sanford was elected to the 21st Congress in a by-election in the 20th constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Silas Wright . He sat in the US House of Representatives from November 3, 1830 until he left on March 3, 1831.

Between 1831 and 1837 he was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas . He took part in 1846 as a delegate to the Convention to amend the New York Constitution. After the founding of the Republican Party in 1856, he joined the party. During the civil war he raised a regiment and was its colonel. Sanford died in Hopkinton on December 25, 1867 and was then buried in Hopkinton Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Sanford, Jonah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 30, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cornwall , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1867
Place of death	Hopkinton , New York