Rollin B. Sanford

Born in Nicholville, New York, to Henry T. Sanford (1840–1897) and Louisa Ann Brewster ( – 1922), Sanford was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1893. Sanford graduated from Tufts College in 1897. He received a law degree from Albany Law School in 1899, attained admission to the bar and commenced practice in Albany, New York. ==Career==

He served as member of the New York National Guard from 1901 to 1906. In the early 1900s he was a member of the Albany Board of Aldermen. In 1908 Sanford was elected Albany County District Attorney and served until 1914. Sanford was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1921. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1920, and returned to practicing law. From 1921 to 1940 he served as member of the New York State Board of Law Examiners. ==Death and burial==

In retirement Sanford resided in Loudonville, New York. He died there on May 16, 1957, after being struck by a motorist. He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, Section 114, Lot 20. ==Family==

Rollin B. Sanford was the great-grandson of Jonah Sanford. His son William K. Sanford served as Colonie Town Supervisor from 1950 to 1978. ==References==

• Rollin Brewster Sanford at Find A Grave