Milton Holbrook Sanford was an American businessman, lawyer, and owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Occupation
businessperson
Citizenship
United States
Born
August 29, 1813
Died
August 3, 1883
Overview
Milton Holbrook Sanford (August 29, 1813 – August 3, 1883) was an American businessman, lawyer, and owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Early life
Sanford was born in Medway, Massachusetts on August 29, 1813. He was the eldest of four children born to Sewall Sanford and Edena Holbrook. His younger brother was Brig.-Gen. Edwards S. Sanford.
Career
Sanford became one of the Medway's greatest benefactors. Sanford owned wool and cotton mills and made a fortune manufacturing blankets for the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1883 he built the Sanford Textile Mill in Medway which still stands to this day as a condominium property.
Thoroughbred horse racing
Wealthy enough to satisfy his passion for Thoroughbred horse racing, Milton H. Sanford owned Preakness Stud at what today is the corner of Valley Road and Preakness Avenue in Preakness, New Jersey as well as the Preakness Stud Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
