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William Stanbery
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th district
In office
October 9, 1827 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byWilliam Wilson
Succeeded byJeremiah McLene
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1824–1825
Personal details
Born(1788-08-10)August 10, 1788
Essex County, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 23, 1873(1873-01-23) (aged 84)
Newark, Ohio
Political partyJacksonian (Before 1827)
Anti-Jacksonian (1824–1834)
RelativesHenry Stanbery (brother)

William Stanbery (August 10, 1788 – January 23, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1827 to 1833.

U.S. House of Representatives

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Stanbery was elected a Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1827 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Wilson. He was reelected as a Jacksonian in 1828 and as an Anti-Jacksonian in 1830.

Personal life

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Stanbery was married to Mary Shipley of New York City on June 14, 1809, in New York City. They had seven children.

Stanbery's half-brother, Henry Stanbery, was United States Attorney General under Andrew Johnson and resigned to defend Johnson during his impeachment trial.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Rowland H. Rerick (1902). History of Ohio. p. 249.
  2. ^ William B. Neff, Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio, 1921, page 100
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th congressional district

1827–1833
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress