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Edward Terry Sanford

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Edward Terry Sanford Famous memorial

Birth
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Death
8 Mar 1930 (aged 64)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 28, Grave 28
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US Supreme Court Associate Justice. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1883, earned a law degree from Harvard University and established a law practice in Knoxville, Tennessee. He lectured in law at the University of Tennessee (1898-1907) and was appointed Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1907. 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 as a Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1923 and he served until his death at age 64 in Washington, D.C.
US Supreme Court Associate Justice. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1883, earned a law degree from Harvard University and established a law practice in Knoxville, Tennessee. He lectured in law at the University of Tennessee (1898-1907) and was appointed Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1907. 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 as a Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1923 and he served until his death at age 64 in Washington, D.C.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


Inscription

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



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  • Added: Jun 10, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5708/edward_terry-sanford: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Terry Sanford (23 Jul 1865–8 Mar 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5708, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.