Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York 12010 Vacant The existing manufacturing complex was built as Sanford Carpet Company from 1842 through 1935 and was used to manufacture floor carpet. It was one of the largest carpet plants in the United States at one.
Stephen Sanford, Congressman from New York
Stephen Sanford (May 26, 1826 – February 13, 1913) was an American businessman and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 18th congressional district.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Mayfield, New York, he was the son of Mary (née Slack) and her husband John Sanford (1803–1857). He attended the common schools and local academy at Amsterdam, New York, Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., for two years, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He joined his father's carpet manufacturing business in 1844 but in 1854, the mill burned to the ground. His father retired but Stephen Sanford rebuilt the business to the point where it was employing twenty-five hundred workers.
In 1849, Stephen Sanford married Sarah Jane Cochrane (1830–1901) and had five children. Eldest child John Sanford II (1851–1939) would take over the family business.
Sanford was elected as Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1871). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. In 1876, he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
He died in Amsterdam, New York in 1913 and was interred in the family plot in the Green Hill Cemetery.
Thoroughbred horse racing[edit]
Stephen Sanford operated Hurricana Stock Farm near the town of Amsterdam, New York where he bred and trained thoroughbredracehorses. He named many his top American horses after members of the Mohawk nation. In 1880 his horses began racing at nearby Saratoga Race Course. His grandson, also named Stephen, owned Sergeant Murphy, the 1923 winner of England's Grand National steeplechase. His son John would continue on very successfully in racing and the Sanford Stakes was created in their honor in 1913, the year of Stephen Sanford's death.
References[edit]
- United States Congress. 'Stephen Sanford (id: S000054)'. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by James M. Marvin | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th congressional district 1869–1871 | Succeeded by John M. Carroll |
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- Broadlooms and businessmen; a history of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company by John S Ewing( Book )
- Annual report by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( )
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- Stephen Sanford & Sons, Stephen Sanford, Owner of Buildings (Carpet Mill), Amsterdam, N.Y. [insurance map] by Associated Mutual Insurance Companies( )
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- At public auction to the highest bidders, Tuesday, August 12, 1958 at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. surplus machinery, equipment and 5 parcels of unimproved land pertaining to the Thompsonville, Conn. plant of Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc. on the premises by Samuel T. Freeman & Co( Book )
- [Pamphlets. Financial history.] by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
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- Executive development: An evaluation for the Bigelow Institute of Industrial Management a two-year program of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, inc., Amsterdam plant, New York, 1951-1953 by Roy Drexel MacTavish( )
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- Mills at Lowell, Mass./Axminster Weaving Mills and Power Plant at Clinton, Mass( Visual )
- The Bigelow weaver by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( )
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- Charles McKinney papers by Charles C McKinney( )
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A century of carpet and rug making in America, 1825-1925 by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
6 editions published in 1925 in English and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1925 in English and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Picture book of rug and carpet making by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
3 editions published in 1934 in English and held by 29 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1934 in English and held by 29 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Bigelow-Hartford survey of rug and carpet merchandising by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1929 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1929 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The purchase and care of carpets for hotels and institutions by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1935 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1935 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bigelow's Folio of room recipes by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1936 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1936 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
History of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A visit to Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The Bigelow-Sanford survey of rug and carpet merchanidsing by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( )
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The Purchase and care of carpets for hotel and commercial use( Book )
1 edition published in 1951 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1951 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Bigelow weavers' room planner by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The picture book of rug and carpet manufacture by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1934 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1934 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Color clues to home beauty with rugs and carpets by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1941 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1941 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Bigelow weavers' thumbnail decorator by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The no-mistake method of decorating! by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Floor coverings for 1917 -- : by the Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1916 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1916 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1956 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1956 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
[The Bigelow story, 1825-1950, 125th anniversary( Book )
1 edition published in 1950 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1950 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Bigelow match book by Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company( Book )
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Special anniversary issue( Book )
1 edition published in 1950 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1950 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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