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Benjamin Stanton
Held 4 offices on file, 1851-1864.
About Benjamin Stanton
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872) was born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, and is on record as a United States representative (1851-1853 and 1855-1861), Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (1862-1864) and a member of the State Senate of Ohio.
Benjamin Stanton died in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1872, aged 62, and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, West Virginia.
- Followed Robert C. Kirk as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Charles Anderson as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 to 1853 | United States representative, district 4 | Whig | bioguide.congress.gov | |
| 1855 to 1857 | United States representative, district 8 | Ind. Republican-Democrat | bioguide.congress.gov | |
| 1856 to 1861 | Board member | wikidata.org | ||
| 1857 to 1861 | United States representative, district 8 | Republican | 2 terms. | bioguide.congress.gov |
| 1862 to 1864 | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | Followed Robert C. Kirk. Followed by Charles Anderson. | wikidata.org | |
| dates not on file | Member of the State Senate of Ohio | wikidata.org |
Parties on record
- Republican
- Whig Party
Records about this person
- wikidata · wikidata.org
- wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- bioguide · bioguide.congress.gov
- govtrack · govtrack.us
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