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John Benjamin Sanborn
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925–1932
John Benjamin Sanborn , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. John Benjamin Sanborn (December 5, 1826 – May 6, 1904) was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was also a key member of the reconstruction era Congressional-appointed Indian Peace Commission, which negotiated and signed several important treaties with native American tribes.
Education
- University of MinnesotaB.A., 1905
- St. Paul College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law)LL.B., 1907
Career
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1907-1916; State representative, Minnesota, 1913-1915; Comptroller of insurance, State of Minnesota, 1917-1918, 1919-1920; U.S. Army private, 1918-1919; Member, Minnesota Tax Commission, 1920-1921; Judge, Minnesota District Court, 1922-1925
Biography
John Benjamin Sanborn (December 5, 1826 – May 6, 1904) was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was also a key member of the reconstruction era Congressional-appointed Indian Peace Commission, which negotiated and signed several important treaties with native American tribes.
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