Charles H. Stanley | |
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22nd Comptroller of Maryland | |
In office 1911–1912 | |
Governor | Austin Lane Crothers |
Preceded by | William B. Clagett |
Succeeded by | Emerson C. Harrington |
2nd Mayor of Laurel, Maryland | |
In office 1891–1893 | |
Preceded by | Judson T. Cull |
Succeeded by | J.R. Huntt |
Personal details | |
Born | Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S. | November 20, 1842
Died | December 20, 1913 Laurel, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 71)
Resting place |
Ivy Hill Cemetery Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Ella Lee Hodges
(
m. 1871; died 1881)Margaret Snowden
(
m. 1884–1913) |
Children | 9 |
Charles Harvey Stanley (November 20, 1842 – December 20, 1913) [1] was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician. [2]
Stanley, a descendant of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, [3] was born on November 20, 1842, in Saybrook, Connecticut, to Rev. Dr. Harvey Stanley and Mary Anne (Kinne) Stanley [4] of North Carolina. [5] In 1851, he moved to Prince George's County, Maryland with his parents, where he attended local schools and received private tutoring. [4]
He was a Confederate American Civil War veteran, [1] having served as a private in Company B of the First Regiment, Maryland Cavalry from 1862 to 1865. [4] Upon enlistment, he was 19 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and light complected with light hair and gray eyes. [6] After his military service, Stanley taught school and studied law under General Thomas Bowie; he was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1869. [4]
Stanley married his first wife, Ella Lee Hodges (January 1841 – October 1, 1881) on November 26, 1871; [4] [7] the couple moved to Laurel and had no children. [6] Margaret Snowden, a descendant of the Snowden family that settled Laurel, [6] became Stanley's second wife [4] on September 11, 1884. [8] Nine children were born of this marriage, six of whom survived to 1907: [8] Harvey; Charles H. Stanley, Jr.; William; John Snowden; Margaret Snowden; and Elizabeth Hopkins. [4]
Stanley was a farmer, farm investor, and charter member of the Vansville Farmers' Club of Prince George's County. [4] He also worked as a banker, [2] including roles as founder and president of Citizens National Bank of Laurel from March 1890 to 1913. [4] Stanley was director of the B&O Railroad [2] from 1883 to 1886 [4] and a member and chairman of the executive committee [6] of the Board of Trustees for Maryland Agricultural College, [9] the original chartered name of the University of Maryland, [10] from 1882. [4] He worked for the School Commissioners of Prince George's County [6] and was elected in 1906 to the office of first vice-president by the Association of School Commissioners and County Superintendents of Maryland. [11] Additionally, he was a member and president of the Maryland State Board of Education; an attorney for the Laurel Building Association; chancellor of the Washington Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church; vestryman of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church in Laurel and superintendent of its Sunday school; member and past master of the Laurel Wreath Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; and member of the Law and Order Society of Laurel. [6]
Stanley served as a city commissioner for Laurel, Maryland from 1880 to 1882, [12] a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1883 to 1885, [4] [13] and mayor of Laurel from 1891 to 1893 (two terms). [12] In 1911, Stanley was appointed by Governor Austin Lane Crothers as the Comptroller of Maryland to complete the term of William B. Clagett, [2] who died in office after his own appointment to complete a predecessor's term. [14]
After a two-month illness, Stanley died of heart and kidney trouble on December 20, 1913, while asleep at his home in Laurel, Maryland. [6] His burial site is in section E. 108 of Ivy Hill Cemetery in Laurel. [1]
Land inherited by Stanley's heirs included the downtown Laurel area bounded by Montgomery Street, Fifth Street, Gorman Avenue, and Eighth Street. [6] The Laurel branch buildings of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System have been named in memory of the Stanley family, [15] who deeded land for the branch to the library system for $10 in 1963. [6]
Stanley's son William served as an Assistant Attorney General in President Franklin Roosevelt's administration in the 1930s. [16] Others among his four sons served as trustees for Citizens National Bank. [6]
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link)Charles H. Stanley | |
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22nd Comptroller of Maryland | |
In office 1911–1912 | |
Governor | Austin Lane Crothers |
Preceded by | William B. Clagett |
Succeeded by | Emerson C. Harrington |
2nd Mayor of Laurel, Maryland | |
In office 1891–1893 | |
Preceded by | Judson T. Cull |
Succeeded by | J.R. Huntt |
Personal details | |
Born | Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S. | November 20, 1842
Died | December 20, 1913 Laurel, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 71)
Resting place |
Ivy Hill Cemetery Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Ella Lee Hodges
(
m. 1871; died 1881)Margaret Snowden
(
m. 1884–1913) |
Children | 9 |
Charles Harvey Stanley (November 20, 1842 – December 20, 1913) [1] was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician. [2]
Stanley, a descendant of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, [3] was born on November 20, 1842, in Saybrook, Connecticut, to Rev. Dr. Harvey Stanley and Mary Anne (Kinne) Stanley [4] of North Carolina. [5] In 1851, he moved to Prince George's County, Maryland with his parents, where he attended local schools and received private tutoring. [4]
He was a Confederate American Civil War veteran, [1] having served as a private in Company B of the First Regiment, Maryland Cavalry from 1862 to 1865. [4] Upon enlistment, he was 19 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and light complected with light hair and gray eyes. [6] After his military service, Stanley taught school and studied law under General Thomas Bowie; he was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1869. [4]
Stanley married his first wife, Ella Lee Hodges (January 1841 – October 1, 1881) on November 26, 1871; [4] [7] the couple moved to Laurel and had no children. [6] Margaret Snowden, a descendant of the Snowden family that settled Laurel, [6] became Stanley's second wife [4] on September 11, 1884. [8] Nine children were born of this marriage, six of whom survived to 1907: [8] Harvey; Charles H. Stanley, Jr.; William; John Snowden; Margaret Snowden; and Elizabeth Hopkins. [4]
Stanley was a farmer, farm investor, and charter member of the Vansville Farmers' Club of Prince George's County. [4] He also worked as a banker, [2] including roles as founder and president of Citizens National Bank of Laurel from March 1890 to 1913. [4] Stanley was director of the B&O Railroad [2] from 1883 to 1886 [4] and a member and chairman of the executive committee [6] of the Board of Trustees for Maryland Agricultural College, [9] the original chartered name of the University of Maryland, [10] from 1882. [4] He worked for the School Commissioners of Prince George's County [6] and was elected in 1906 to the office of first vice-president by the Association of School Commissioners and County Superintendents of Maryland. [11] Additionally, he was a member and president of the Maryland State Board of Education; an attorney for the Laurel Building Association; chancellor of the Washington Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church; vestryman of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church in Laurel and superintendent of its Sunday school; member and past master of the Laurel Wreath Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; and member of the Law and Order Society of Laurel. [6]
Stanley served as a city commissioner for Laurel, Maryland from 1880 to 1882, [12] a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1883 to 1885, [4] [13] and mayor of Laurel from 1891 to 1893 (two terms). [12] In 1911, Stanley was appointed by Governor Austin Lane Crothers as the Comptroller of Maryland to complete the term of William B. Clagett, [2] who died in office after his own appointment to complete a predecessor's term. [14]
After a two-month illness, Stanley died of heart and kidney trouble on December 20, 1913, while asleep at his home in Laurel, Maryland. [6] His burial site is in section E. 108 of Ivy Hill Cemetery in Laurel. [1]
Land inherited by Stanley's heirs included the downtown Laurel area bounded by Montgomery Street, Fifth Street, Gorman Avenue, and Eighth Street. [6] The Laurel branch buildings of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System have been named in memory of the Stanley family, [15] who deeded land for the branch to the library system for $10 in 1963. [6]
Stanley's son William served as an Assistant Attorney General in President Franklin Roosevelt's administration in the 1930s. [16] Others among his four sons served as trustees for Citizens National Bank. [6]
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