Stanton, Benjamin, 1809-1872

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Dates:
Birth 1809-06-04
Death 1872-06-02

Biographical notes:

Lawyer, public official, and U.S. representative from Ohio (1851-1853, 1855-1861).

From the description of Benjamin Stanton correspondence, 1856 July 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980518

Benjamin Stanton was an attorney, lieutenant governor of Ohio, and a U. S. Representative. He practiced law in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate in 1841 and 1843. Stanton was elected as a Whig to the U. S. Congress and served from 1851 to 1853. He had a daughter Mary Stanton with wife Nancy Davis Stanton.

From the guide to the Benjamin Stanton letter to Mary Stanton, July 22, 1844, (Ohio University)

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Subjects:

  • Antislavery movements
  • Granville (Ohio)
  • Medicine

Occupations:

  • Lawyers
  • Public officials
  • Representatives, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Kansas (as recorded)
  • Ohio (as recorded)
  • Salem (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)