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STANTON, Frederick Perry (1814-1894)

Democrat of Tennessee

10th congressional district

Served in House 1845-1855

Total roll-call votes cast: 2,165

Biography

Representative from Tennessee; born in Alexandria, Va., December 22, 1814; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Columbian College (now George Washington University), Washington, D.C., in 1833; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Memphis, Tenn.; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1855); chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses), Committee on the Judiciary (Thirty-third Congress); Governor of Kansas Territory 1858-1861; moved to Virginia and subsequently settled in Florida; died in Stanton, Fla., June 4, 1894; interment in South Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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