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Sanborn, Walter Henry

Born October 19, 1845, in Epsom, NH
Died May 10, 1928, in St. Paul, MN

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
Nominated by Benjamin Harrison on February 10, 1892, to a new seat authorized by 26 Stat. 826. Confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1892, and received commission on March 17, 1892. Service terminated on December 31, 1911, due to abolition of the court.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Nominated by Benjamin Harrison on February 10, 1892, to a new seat authorized by 26 Stat. 826. Confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1892, and received commission on March 17, 1892. Service terminated on May 10, 1928, due to death.

Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1867
Dartmouth College, A.M., 1870
Read law, 1871

Professional Career:

High school teacher and principal, Milford, New Hampshire, 1867-1870
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1871-1892
Alderman, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1878-80, 1885-1892
Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1926

Bibliography

Boyd, Thomas H. "Walter Sanborn and the Eighth Circuit Court." Ramsey County History 26 (1991): 22-7.

Thompson, George. Biographical Sketch of Walter Henry Sanborn: United States Judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and Ex-officio Judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. St. Paul, Minn.: Dispatch Printing Company, 1892.

Manuscript Collections

Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, Minn.
Walter H. Sanborn and family papers, 1773, 1813, 1852-1928.
0.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes, including 4 v.); finding aid. Biographical and genealogical information (1773, 1813, 1852-1928), correspondence and related papers (1862-1927), speech and oration transcripts (undated and 1860s-1927), three scrapbooks (1889-1922), and a commemorative volume (1927) documenting the life and career of a St. Paul attorney who served on the United States Circuit Court, 8th District (1892-1928).

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Sanborn, Walter Henry