Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Sewell Sanborn was a Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figure. He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth College, later studying at the University of Bishop s College in Lennoxville, Quebec. He was the principal at a secondary school in Sherbrooke. He later articled in law and was called to the bar in 1847. He was elected to the 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Sherbrooke County in a by-election in March 1850. At the time, he supported annexation of the Eastern Townships with the United States. He was re-elected in 1851, no longer supporting annexation. The annexation issue had played an important role in establishing a rail link connecting the region to Maine. In 1854, he was elected in Compton.