Benjamin Stanton

Benjamin Stanton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byMoses Bledso Corwin
Succeeded byMatthias H. Nichols
Constituency4th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byMoses Bledso Corwin
Succeeded bySamuel Shellabarger
Constituency8th district
6th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 13, 1862 – January 11, 1864
GovernorDavid Tod
Preceded byRobert C. Kirk
Succeeded byCharles Anderson
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Champaign, Logan and Union Counties district
In office
December 6, 1841 – December 3, 1843
Preceded byDowty Utter
Succeeded byJohn Gabriel, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1809-06-04)June 4, 1809
Mount Pleasant, Ohio, US
DiedJune 2, 1872(1872-06-02) (aged 62)
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery
Political partyWhig, Opposition, Republican

Benjamin Stanton (June 4, 1809 – June 2, 1872) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864.


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