Stephen Sanford

Stephen Sanford

Stephen Sanford (May 26, 1826 - February 13, 1913) was an American businessman and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Born in Mayfield, New York, he was the son of Mary Slack and her husband John Sanford (1803-1857). He attended the common schools and local academy at Amsterdam, New York, Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., for two years, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He joined his father's carpet manufacturing business in 1844 but in 1854, the mill burned to the ground. His father retired but Stephen Sanford rebuilt the business to the point where it was employing twenty-five hundred workers.

In 1849, Stephen Sanford married Sarah Jane Gifford (1830-1901) and had five children. Eldest child John Sanford II (1851-1939) would take over the family business.

Sanford was elected as Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. In 1876, he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

He died in Amsterdam, New York in 1913 and was interred in the family plot in the Green Hill Cemetery.

Thoroughbred horse racing

Stephen Sanford established Hurricana Farms in Amsterdam where he bred and trained Thoroughbred racehorses. He named all his top horses after members of the Mohawk nation. In 1880 his horses began racing at nearby Saratoga Race Course. His son John would continue on very successfully in racing and the Sanford Stakes was created in their honor in 1913, the year of Stephen Sanford's death.

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* [http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/sanford.html Schenectady Digital History Archive — a service of the Schenectady County Public Library]


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