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EDWARD T. SANFORD
was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 23, 1865. He
was graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1883
and earned three degrees from Harvard University. Sanford
then studied foreign languages and economics in France
and Germany for one year. Sanford returned to Knoxville
where he established a law practice. He was active in
many educational, professional, and charitable organizations
and also lectured in law at the University of Tennessee
from 1898 to 1907. In 1906, Sanford became a Special Assistant
to the Attorney General of the United States, with responsibility
for prosecuting violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act
of 1890. One year later, he was appointed an Assistant
Attorney General of the United States. In 1908, President
Theodore Roosevelt appointed Sanford to the United States
District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of
Tennessee, where he served for fifteen years. President
Warren G. Harding nominated Sanford to the Supreme Court
of the United States on January 24, 1923, and the Senate
confirmed the appointment on January 29, 1923. Sanford
served on the Supreme Court for seven years. He died on
March 8, 1930, at the age of sixty-four. |
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