Silas Sanderson
Silas Woodruff Sanderson (April 16, 1824 – June 24, 1886) was the seventh Chief Justice of California.
Silas Woodruff Sanderson | |
|---|---|
| 7th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 1864 – January 1866 | |
| Appointed by | Elected |
| Preceded by | Warner Cope |
| Succeeded by | John Currey |
| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1866 – January 4, 1870 | |
| Appointed by | Elected |
| Preceded by | Elections under 1862 amendment to California constitution and 1863 enabling law |
| Succeeded by | Jackson Temple |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1824 Sandgate, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1886 (aged 62) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Margaret Beatty Ormsby
(m. 1858) |
| Alma mater | Williams College Union College |
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