Complex sentence: Sanford E. Church (April 18,1815-May 13,1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York, from 1851 to 1855, and as New York state comptroller, from 1858 to 1859.
Split into simpler sentences: Sanford E. Church (April 18,1815-May 13,1880) was an American lawyer and politician. Church served as Lieutenant Governor of New York, from 1851 to 1855, and as New York state comptroller, from 1858 to 1859.