Silas Sanderson

Silas Woodruff Sanderson
7th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
January 2, 1864 – January 1866
Appointed byElected
Preceded byWarner Cope
Succeeded byJohn Currey
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
January 1866 – January 4, 1870
Appointed byElected
Preceded byElections under 1862 amendment to California constitution and 1863 enabling law
Succeeded byJackson Temple
Personal details
Born(1824-04-16)April 16, 1824
Sandgate, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 1886(1886-06-24) (aged 62)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Margaret Beatty Ormsby
(m. 1858)
Alma materWilliams College
Union College

Silas Woodruff Sanderson (April 16, 1824 – June 24, 1886) was the seventh Chief Justice of California.