Horace T. Sanders was an American

United States

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 politician, lawyer, and military officer.

Born in Sheldon, New York

Sheldon, New York

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, Sanders received his education in Lockport, New York

Lockport (city), New York

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 and was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1842, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin

Racine, Wisconsin

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, where he served as district attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin under the Wisconsin territorial and state governments. Sanders served in the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1847, where he help drafted the present Wisconsin Constitution

Wisconsin Constitution

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. He also also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 in 1853. During the American Civil War

American Civil War

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, Sanders served in the 19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment

19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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. His health suffered as a result and he died soon after.