- John Sewell Sanborn
John Sewell Sanborn (
January 1 1819 –July 17 1877 ) was a Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in
Gilmanton, New Hampshire and graduated fromDartmouth College there, later studying at the University of Bishop’s College inLennoxville, Quebec . He was the principal at a secondary school in Sherbrooke. He later articled in law and was called to the bar in 1847.He was elected to the
3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Sherbrooke County in a by-election in March 1850. At the time, he supported annexation of theEastern Townships with theUnited States . He was re-elected in 1851, no longer supporting annexation. The annexation issue had played an important role in establishing a rail link connecting the region toMaine . In 1854, he was elected in Compton. In 1863, he was acclaimed to the Legislative Council for Wellington division and he was re-elected in 1864. He supported an elected Senate in the discussions leading up to Confederation. In 1867, he was appointed to the newSenate of Canada . In 1872, he was appointed to theQuebec Superior Court for Saint-François district and he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench atMontreal in 1874.He died at
Asbury Park ,New Jersey in 1877.References
External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5251 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=1934&s=M Political biography from the Library of Parliament]
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