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Appointed by
  
Name
  
William Sanford

Resting place
  
Hamilton Cemetery

Role
  
Canadian Politician

Political party
  
Resigned
  
July 10, 1899

Religion
  
Methodist


William Eli Sanford

Born
  
September 16, 1838New York City, New York (
1838-09-16
)

Spouse(s)
  
Emmeline (Jackson) Sanford, Harriet Sophie (Vaux) Sanford

Children
  
Edward Jackson Sanford, Harry Vaux Sanford, Edna Blanche (Sanford) Tudor, Emma Muriel (Sanford) Henderson

Died
  
July 10, 1899, Lake Rosseau, Canada

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

William Eli Sanford (September 16, 1838 – July 10, 1899) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and politician.

Born in New York City, he was orphaned before his seventh birthday and then moved to Hamilton, Canada West, to live with his paternal aunt.

In 1887, he was summoned to the Canadian Senate. A Conservative, he represented the senatorial division of Hamilton, Ontario.

He drowned in 1899 in Lake Rosseau, Ontario. He is interred in the Sanford Family vault in Hamilton Cemetery.

References

William Eli Sanford Wikipedia


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