BMG Sanborn, John Benjamin Sr.

John Benjamin Sanborn Sr.:​

Born: December 5, 1826
Birthplace: Epsom New Hampshire
Father: Deacon Frederick Sanborn 1789 – 1881
(Buried: McClary Cemetery Epsom New Hampshire)
Mother: Lucy L. Sargent 1793 – 1863
(Buried: McClary Cemetery Epsom New Hampshire)

1st​ Wife: Catherine Hall 1828 – 1860
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)

2nd​ Wife: Anna Elmer Nixon 1832 – 1878
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)

3rd​ Wife: Rachel Rice 1855 – 1938
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)

Children:
Harriet French Sanborn 1858 – 1880
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)
John F. Sanborn 1860 – 1860
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)
John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. 1883 – 1964
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)
Rachel Rice Sanborn 1888 – 1975
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota)


Education:
1851 – 1852: Attended Dartmouth College

Occupation before War:
Attorney in Saint Paul Minnesota
Minnesota State Representative
Minnesota State Senator



Civil War Career:
1861: Minnesota State Adjutant General
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 4th​ Minnesota Infantry Regiment
1862: Brigade Commander during the Siege of Corinth Mississippi
1862: Brigade Commander during the Battle of Iuka Mississippi
1862: Brigade Commander during Second Battle of Corinth Mississippi
1862 – 1863: Served in the Central Mississippi Campaign
1863: Served in the Battle of Port Gibson Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Raymond Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Jackson Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Champion Hill Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Big Black River Bridge Mississippi
1863: Commanded a division during Part of Siege of Vicksburg
1863 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1863 – 1865: Army Commander District of Southwestern Missouri
Played a key role in helping defeat Confederate General Sterling Price
1865: Confirmed as Brevet Major General by U.S. Congress February
Leader in the negotiations of Medicine Lodge Treaty
Union Army Commander of District of the Upper Arkansas
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on April 30th​

Occupation after War:
Attorney in the firm of Sanborn, French, and Lund Law firm
Minnesota State Representative
1891 – 1893: Minnesota State Senator

Died: May 6, 1904
Place of Death: Saint Paul Minnesota
Cause of Death: arteriosclerosis, cerebral thrombosis, gangrene of foot
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend (December 5th) Birthday Brig. General John Sanborn! Salutes remembering General Sanborn on his birthday weekend.

 

[Pollaco]

After the war a peace commission consisting of William Brent, Kit Carson, and Sanborn were appointed to negotiate a peace treaty with several tribes. Among the commissions accomplishments was the Medicine Lodge Treaty. One of the goals of the treaty was placing Indians on reservations.

 

[Pollaco]

One of the many scandals that rocked the Grant Administration was the Sanborn Contract scandal. In 1874 he was involved in the "Sanborn Contract" scandal. The Secretary of the Treasury, William A. Richardson, contracted Sanborn to collect and discover unpaid taxes.His "fee" was getting to keep half. Sanborn kept $213,000 of the $427,000 that was collected (extorted) from various companies.False accusations of tax evasion were made against companies and by falsely accusing companies of tax evasion Sanborn was able to collect. And by placing legitment cases of back taxes on his contracts Sanborn collected 50% on them as well. President Grant soon signed legislation that outlawed such procedures, known as the Anti-Moiety Acts.