STANTON, Joseph, Jr. (1739-1821)
Democrat-Republican of Rhode Island 
98th congressional district
Served in Senate 1789-1793
Served in House 1801-1807
Biography
a Senator and Representative from Rhode Island; born in Charlestown, R.I., July 19, 1739; served in the expedition against Canada in 1759; member, State house of representatives 1768-1774; served as colonel in the Revolutionary Army; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1790; elected to the United States Senate and served from June 12, 1790, to March 3, 1793; member, State house of representatives 1794-1800; elected as a Republican to the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Congresses (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1807); died on December 15, 1821, in Lebanon, Conn.; interment in the family cemetery.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
