Ferdinand Sands
Ferdinand Sands was an American lawyer and heir.
Early life and career
Sands was born on May 26, 1806, in New York City. He was the son of Joseph Sands, a banker with Prime, Ward & King, and Maria Theresa Sands. Among his family members was his paternal half-uncle Robert Charles Sands, a noted poet.He was a grandson of Mathias Kampfel and Comfort Sands, the merchant, banker and Continental Congressman. His paternal aunt, Cornelia Sands, was the wife of his father's banking partner, Nathaniel Prime.
Sands graduated from Columbia College in 1824 and practiced as an attorney in New York.
Personal life
On March 15, 1830, Sands was married to Susan Bard of Hyde Park, New York. Susan was the daughter of Catherine Bard and William Bard, founder and first president of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company. Among her siblings were Anne Bard, Eliza Bard, and John Bard. Together, they were the parents of five sons, including:- Joseph Sands, who married Charlotte Brion Foulke, daughter of Joseph Foulke, in 1855.
- William Ferdinand Sands, who died unmarried.
- Charles Edwin Sands, who married Letitia Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, in 1857.
- Louis Joseph Sands, who married Ella Louise Faye, daughter of Thomas Faye, in 1893.
- Arthur Sands, who married Miriam Maas.
His wife died in New York on January 28, 1838, and Sands died of consumption in New York on December 7, 1839. After the death of Ferdinand and his wife Susan, their five boys were raised by Susan's parents, Catherine Cruger Bard and William Bard.