John W. A. Sanford Sr. (August 28, 1798 – September 12, 1870) was a plantation manager, military officer, land agent, and politician from Georgia.
Sanford served as secession commissioner from Georgia to the State of Texas in 1861.
His Sanford Emigrating Company was contracted to remove Creek Native Americans.
[5] His son John W. A. Sanford Jr. later served as Attorney General of Alabama.
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