John Sewell Sanborn
The Hon. John Sewell Sanborn | |
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| Senator for Wellington, Quebec | |
| In office October 23, 1867 – October 1872 | |
| Appointed by | Royal Proclamation |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Henry Cochrane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1819 Asbury Park, New Jersey |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College University of Bishop’s College |
John Sewell Sanborn (January 1, 1819 – July 17, 1877) was a Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figure. Some sources give his middle name as Sewall.
He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth College, later studying at the University of Bishop's College in Lennoxville, 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
Quebec Superior Court for Saint-François district and he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench at Montreal
in 1874.
He died at
Asbury Park, New Jersey
in 1877.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- "John Sewell Sanborn". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- John Sewall Sanborn – Parliament of Canada biography