title: Rollin B. Sanford
text: # Rollin B. Sanford
  
  Rollin Brewster Sanford (May 18, 1874 – May 16, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Born in Nicholville, New York, to Henry T. Sanford (1840–1897) and Louisa Ann Brewster (c. 1841 – 1922), Sanford was raised in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1893. Sanford graduated from Tufts College in 1897. He received a law degree from Albany Law School in 1899, attained admission to the bar and commenced practice in Albany, New York.
  
  ## Career
  
  He served as member of the New York National Guard from 1901 to 1906. In the early 1900s he was a member of the Albany Board of Aldermen. In 1908 Sanford was elected Albany County District Attorney and served until 1914.
  
  Sanford was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1921. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1920, and returned to practicing law. From 1921 to 1940 he served as member of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.
  
  ## Death and burial
  
  In retirement Sanford resided in Loudonville, New York. He died there on May 16, 1957, after being struck by a motorist. He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, Section 114, Lot 20.
  
  ## Family
  
  Rollin B. Sanford was the great-grandson of Jonah Sanford. His son William K. Sanford served as Colonie Town Supervisor from 1950 to 1978.
  
  