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Rh from 1862 till 1866 he was professor of pastoral theology anil hoiniletics in Danville theological seminary, and from 1866 till 1871 he was president of .Miami university. In 1871-'2 he engaged in liter- ary work in New York city, anil subsequently lie was an editor of the " Herald and Presbyter " in Cincinnati. The degree of D. D. was conferred mi him by Princeton, and by Washington college, Va., in 1852. Dr. Stanton is the author of "The Church and the Rebellion " (New York, 1864).

STANTON, Stiles Trumbull, journalist, h. in Stonington, Conn., 10 Dec., 1849 ; d. in New York city, 2 Feb., 1888. He was educated at Gen. William H. Russell's collegiate and commercial in-tii nte. New Haven, Conn. In 1875-'8 he was appointed aide on the brigade staff of the National guard. During the canvass of 1880 he served as secretary of the Republican state central com- mittee, and was an alternate delegate to the Re- publican national convention at Chicago in that year. He was executive secretary of state in Con- necticut in 1879-'80, and was a member of the house of representatives in 1881-'2, and served in the state senate in 1884-'G, being president pro tempore in 1885-'6. He was defeated for secretary of state on the Republican ticket in 1882, and in that year declined the post of secretary of legation in Paris. Early in life he devoted himself to journalism, and became connected with the Nor- wich, Conn., " Bulletin " and the Worcester, Mass., " Press," achieving a reputation as a humorist.

STANWIX, John, British soldier, b. in Eng- land about 1690: d. at sea in December, 1766. His uncle served with reputation in the wars of (jueen Anne as a brigadier-general. Entering the army in 1706, John became a captain of the grenadiers in 1739, major of marines in 1741, and lieutenant- colonel in 1745, and was appointed equerry to Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1749. In 1752 he was promoted to the government of Carlisle, which city he represented in parliament. In 1754 he be- came deputy quartermaster-general of the forces, and on 1 Jan., 1756, he was made colonel-com- mandant of the 1st battalion of the 60th or royal American regiment. On his arrival in this coun- try he was given the command of the southern district. During 1757 his headquarters were at Carlisle, Pa., and he was appointed brigadier-gen- eral on 27 Dec. of that year. After his relief by Gen. John Forbes in 1758, Gen. Stanwix went to Albany, whence he was ordered to the Oneida carrying-place, to secure that important position by the erection of a work which was called Fort Stanwix in his honor. A map of this fort, with an account of its history, is contained in the " Docu- mentary History of New Y'ork " (vol. iv.), and the Harvard college library possesses a copy of the manuscript journal of Ensign Moses Dorr, which includes an account of the building of Fort Stan- wix. In 1759 he returned to Pennsylvania, repaired the old fort at Pittsburg. and surmounted the works with cannon, also securing, by his prudence, the good-will of the Indians. On 19 June, 1759, he was appointed major-general, but he was relieved by Gen. Robert Monekton on 4 May, 1760. and became lieutenant-general on 19 Jan., 1761. After his re- turn to England he was appointed lieutenant- governor of the Isle of Wight, became colonel of the 8th foot, and was a member of parliament for Appleby. He was lost at sea while crossing from Dublin to Holyhead in "The Eagle" packet.

STAPLES, John Jacob, manufacturer, b. in Prussia: d. in Newtown, Long Island. N. Y., in 1806. Early in life he came to New York, and was identified with the Methodist church, being a trus- tee and steward of the John street preaching- house in 1774-'8. He was one of the first to intro- duce sugar-refining into this country. His first refinery was in Rector street, and the second and larger one in Liberty street. This was the famous " sugar-house " in which the British confined American prisoners during the Revolution. Mr. Staples acquired wealth, but his property was lost by his son, John Jacob, who engaged in specula- tion in England.

'''STAPLES. Waller Redd,''' jurist, b. in P.-itnVk Court-Honse, Va., 24 Feb., 1826; d. 20 Aug.. 1S!)7. He was graduated at William and Mary in 1*46, studied law, and was admitted to prartii-r in 1N48. He served in the legislature in 1853-'4, was presi- dential elector on the Whig ticket in 1856 and 1860, and one of four commissioners to the Provisional congress that met in Montgomery, Ala., in 1861. He served in the Confederate congress for the sub- sequent three years, and took an active part in its deliberations. In 1870-'82 he was a judge of the supreme court of Virginia. He was one of the three revisers of the code of laws for the state in 1884-'6, elector on the Democratic presidential ticket in 1884, and was also the counsel for the Richmond and Danville railroad. During his term on the bench he acquired a national reputa- tion for the learning, soundness, and conservatism that characterized his opinions. He also took high rank as a political speaker.

STAPLES, William Read, jurist and historian, b. in Providence, R. I., 10 Oct., 1798 ; d. there, 19 Oct., 1868. After graduation at Brown in 1817, he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1819. He was associate judge of the Rhode Island supreme court from 1835 till 1854, and was chief justice of that court in 1854-'6. From 1856 until his death he was secretary and treasurer of the Rhode Island society for the encouragement of domestic industry, contributed biographies to its transactions, and was a founder of the Rhode Island historical society, serving as its librarian, secretary, and vice-president. Brown gave him the degree of LL. D. in 1862. He edited the second volume of the Rhode Island historical society's collections, and Samuel Gorton's "Simplicities' Defence against Seven - Headed Policy " (Providence, 1835), and published the " Annals of Providence to 1832 "(1843); "Documentary History of the Destruction of the 'Gaspe'" (1845): "Proceedings of the First General Assembly for tin- Incorporation of Providence Plantations in 1647" (1847) ; and " Rhode Island Form-Book " (1859).

STARBUCK, Calvin Washburn, journalist, b. in Cincinnati, Ohio, 20 April, 1822; d. there, 15 Nov., 1870. He was educated at the public schools of his native city, but, as his parents' means were limited, he began very early to support himself. He learned the printing trade, and, having saved a little money, established, at nineteen, the Cincinnati " Times," an afternoon newspaper. Being the fastest type-setter in Ohio, he prepared a large part of the paper for years, and also assisted in distributing it to subscribers. It rapidly gained success, and its weekly edition had at one time the largest circulation in the west. To his exertions and generosity are mainly due the Relief union, the Home of the friendless, and other charitable institutions of Cincinnati, while his private gifts were many and constant. During the civil war he strove by voice and pen to establish the National credit when the government needed money. To the families of the men in his employment who had enlisted he continued their regular pay while they were in the service. When in 1864 the governor