Richard Stanford (American politician)

Richard Stanford (March 2, 1767 – April 9, 1816) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816.

Richard Stanford
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 13, 1815 – April 9, 1816
Preceded byNathaniel Macon
Succeeded byJohn Davenport
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1797 – April 9, 1816
Preceded byWilliam F. Strudwick
Succeeded bySamuel Dickens
Constituency4th district (1797–1803)
8th district (1803–1816)
Personal details
BornMarch 2, 1767
Vienna, Maryland, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1816 (aged 49)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Biography

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Born near Vienna, Maryland in 1767, Stanford moved to Hawfields, North Carolina, around 1793 and established an academy. He was elected to Congress as a Democratic-Republican in 1796 and was re-elected nine times before his death in Georgetown in 1816. During the 13th Congress, Stanford chaired the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. He is buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

Stanford was the grandfather of Tennessee Senator William Robert Webb.

See also

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Richard Stanford (id: S000794)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-15
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district

1797–1803
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district

1803–1816
Succeeded by