John Pease Sanderson
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John Pease Sanderson was a delegate of the Florida Secession Convention in Tallahassee
, and then a Florida
member of the Congress of the Confederate States
during the American Civil War
.
John Sanderson was born in Sunderland
, Bennington County, Vermont
to John H. and Sarah (Laurence) Sanderson. He graduated from Amherst College
in 1839.
He became a member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1843, was the solicitor of the Eastern Circuit of Florida from 1848 to 1852, and became a Florida State Senate in 1848. He was a delegate to both the Florida Secession Convention of 1861 and then to the Confederate Provisional Congress from February 5–17, 1862, replacing George Taliaferro Ward
.
He was president of the Florida, Atlantic, and Gulf Central Railroad in 1857, and vice-president of the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad.
John was married twice. He first married Mary E. Harrison (daughter of Robert Harrison of Amelia Island
, Florida) on February 23, 1843. They had no children. Following her death on April 27, 1857, he later married her sister Marion R. Harrison on July 28, 1858. They had 2 children.
He died June 28, 1871 in Manhattan
, New York City
.
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, and then a Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
member of the Congress of the Confederate States
Congress of the Confederate States
The Congress of the Confederate States was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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John Sanderson was born in Sunderland
Sunderland, Vermont
Sunderland is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census. It is home to the mail-order company Orvis.-Geography:...
, Bennington County, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
to John H. and Sarah (Laurence) Sanderson. He graduated from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1839.
He became a member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1843, was the solicitor of the Eastern Circuit of Florida from 1848 to 1852, and became a Florida State Senate in 1848. He was a delegate to both the Florida Secession Convention of 1861 and then to the Confederate Provisional Congress from February 5–17, 1862, replacing George Taliaferro Ward
George Taliaferro Ward
George Taliaferro Ward was a cotton plantation owner and politician from Leon County, Florida. He served the Confederate States of America as a colonel during the American Civil War.-Personal:...
.
He was president of the Florida, Atlantic, and Gulf Central Railroad in 1857, and vice-president of the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad.
John was married twice. He first married Mary E. Harrison (daughter of Robert Harrison of Amelia Island
Amelia Island
Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is long and approximately 4 miles wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated off the coast in Nassau County,...
, Florida) on February 23, 1843. They had no children. Following her death on April 27, 1857, he later married her sister Marion R. Harrison on July 28, 1858. They had 2 children.
He died June 28, 1871 in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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