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5 unusual facts about Alexander Hamilton Sands


A. Scott Anderson

In 1960, Anderson left the law firm of Bowles, Anderson, Boyd, Clarke & Herrod to join Mr. Alexander Hamilton Sands in the forming of Sands, Anderson, Marks & Clarke, whose offices were initially in the American Building.

Alexander Hamilton Sands

Alexander Hamilton Sands (1828–1887) was an American lawyer, writer, and Baptist minister, born in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Just before the American Civil War Mr. Sands was ordained as a Baptist minister, and he established churches in Ashland and Glen Allen for African Americans and served as their pastor.

Through his literary interest he met and befriended noted author, and U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Thomas Nelson Page.

Sands Anderson

The Sands Anderson PC law firm traces its beginning to the law practice of Alexander Hamilton Sands (1828–1887).



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