The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
DEATH CLAIMS c. E. SANFORD
 NOTED DOCTOR Oldest Practicing Physician in State and Member of Fam
 ous Yale Glass. FIRST TO EMPLOY X-RAY
 AND ALWAYS ACTIVE Was Directly Descended From Line. of Educators. A
 Famous Homeopathic.

Following an illness of eight weeks as Ia result Of an apop1ectic shock, Dr- Charles Edwin Sanford, one of the oldest Homeopathic practitioners in the East, credited with being the old est physician in point of service in Conneeticu and a member Of the ia nous Yale class of s53, died at his home, 235 Vine street, yesterday morn ing. His death, due to his advancing age, was not unexpected. The end came peaeefu4ly He would have been 84 yeaps old had he lived until May s1. Until his last Illness heS had ac- lively kept lip his extensive practice.
 He first entered the practice of med- -icine in 1858 and since 1859 had been ranked as one of the leading medical men of Bridgeport. Although he had rounded out SO years of active work last summer hardly man in the pro- fession kept better up with times. He was ene of the first to adopt the re- Ecent additions to medicine; among them lbetngs the x-ray and electrical therapeutic streatment. Credited with being among the first to add an x-rag outfit and electrically equipped 1ab- oratory to his work, his medical h- brary is acknowledged ass being un- usually excellent, both in type of books and scope There are many books included upon animal magnet ns1n and mental hygiene, upon which
 
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 Dr. Sanford was a native of North Haven Conn, being born there May 31, 1880. He was descended upon his paternaI side from Thomas Sanford, who made his home in Milford in 16ss Later, many of the family moved to the vicinity of New Haven. His mother was Maria Abbott, a direct descendant of Rev Abraham Pienson. first president of Yale University, and his maternal grandmothef was named after Anna Pierson, daughter of Pres ident Pierson.
 His education was founded upon in- struction received in the North Haven town schools and two or three yeanss course in private school conductad by Rev. Ammf Lindsley College pre- parAtory work was in H. D. Smiths high school at West Meriden. From there he entered Yale Medical school then closely connected with the aca- deuaic departmnt, and graduated with the class of 1853. His frst work was with Dr.. G., H. Moody of Plainville, Conn, and was associated with him in work for number of years.
 It was while in Brooklyn. N. ~. during 1856 that he became interested in the homeopathic school and, after settling in Bristol, Conn, he began the practice of that school He be- came one of the most successful and prominent opponents of the school and was honored by many societies of medical men in which he held mem bership until his death. August 2S, 1859, he settled in Bridgeport
 Throughout his life he was greatly 'interested in the subject of mental hygiene and was associated with Dr. Parson of Summit N. J., when that. physician made his famous experi- ments in animal magnetism and hyp- notism He was one of those prina- trily responsible for the organization of the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Mental Hygiene. For a number of years he had been engaged in giving much attention to the sub-' ject of sleeping and had prepared a brochure upon his system. The arti- ele takes up eleepfng-room arrange ments, ventilation and correct sleep ing positions. Proofs have been sub nitted for publication.
 Up to the time Of his death he was considered to be an unusual example Of physical and mental activity and age appeared to little impair his pow CT. He assisted at the birth of two of his great-grandchildren in this city.
 Throughout his residence in Bridge port he was prominent in the affairs of the South Congregational church and was a deacon there for many years. Politically, he was a life long Republican and, in 1901. was selected to give the oration in memory of Will liam Mckinley, martyred president, at Warmer hall He was ever loyal to Yale. always attended his class re- unions and was one of the central hg- ures at the 5Oth reunion of his class.
 He was married to Annie Fuller Meals of Southington. October 26. 1855. She survives as do two of his four children, George H. Sanford. and Mrs szfy Grandchildren and four great-grand- children. The grandchildren are PhiIo C., Katherine and John c. Calhoun; Robert Sanford of Cleveland. O., Mrs. Harry GiIner of Mount Vernon, N Y. and Mrs c. A. Abele of Newport,