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ant of Richard Stanford, who sailed in the ship Primrose from Gravesend, London, England, to Virginia, July 27. 1G35. He removed from Mary- land to North Carolina about 1793 and established an academy at Hawfields, Orange county, among his pupils being Thomas H. Benton, afterwards U.S. senator. He also conducted a farm at Haw- fields and w;is married to Jeannette, daughter of Gen. Alexander Mebaue. representative in tiie 3d congress (179'3-95). She died in three years, and he married, secondly. Mary, daughter of Gen. Stephen Moore of Mt. Tirzah, Person county, N.C. (formerly of New York city), and grand- daughter of Col. John Moore, a leading merchant in the early days of New Y'ork city. She died, Sept. 20, 185S, at Lambsville, N.C. He was a Democratic representative from North Carolina in the 5th-14th congresses, serving from May 15, 1797, to April 9. 1816, and was the first represen- tative in congress to be called "The Father of the House." He was chairman of the committee on revisal and unfinished business during the 13th congress, and upon the assembling of the 14th congress w-as chosen chairman of the com- mittee on rules and orders of the house. He was succeeded as representative by Samuel Dickens, who took his seat, Dec. 6, 1816, and completed the term, March 3, 1817. Representative Stanford died at Washington, D.C., during the 14th session of congress, and was buried in the Congressional cemetery. The date of Representative Stanford's death is April 9, 1816.

STANFORD, Wesley Matthias, bishop, was born in Rockland. Pa., March 15, 1846; son of Abram and Susannah (Domer) Stanford, and grandson of Robert and Mary Stanford and of Matthias and Martha (Lusher) Domer. His mother was of German and his father of Scotcli ancestry. He was graduated from Mount Union college. Alliance, Ohio, S.B.. 1871, and was mar- ried, Aug. 2, 1870, to Rosa Weimer. He entered the ministry of the United Evangelical church in 1872. He was associate editor of the Evangelical Messenger, Cleveland, Ohio, 1882-88: and in 1889 established the Evangelical, Harrisburg, Pa. He was elected bishop of the United Evangelical church at the general conference in Pliiladelpliia. Pa., in October, 1891, and his term expired by tiie law of the church in October, 1902, when the conference made him editor of the otficial church paper, the Pittsburg Conference Journal, pres- ident of the General Church Extension society anil fraternal delogate to the general conference of the United Brethren church. He was a dele- gate to the genf-ral conferences of 1883, 1887, 1891, 1894 and 1898; delegate to the annual sessions of the board of missions; chairman of the publish- ing committee of the new " Evangelical Church Hymnal," 1894; and alternate delegate to the

Ecumenical conference of Methodism in London, 1901. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Central Pennsylvania college, 1890, and that of D.D. from Mount Union college, 1896. He took a leading part in the establishment of West- ern Union college, Le Mars, Iowa.

STANLEY, David Sloane, soldier, was born at Chester, Ohio, June 1, 1828; son of John Brat- ton and Sarah (Peterson) Stanley; grandson of William and Margaret (Bratton) Stanley; great- grandson of Gen. John Bratton, and a direct descendant from

Thomas Stanley, who settled in Cambridge- port, Mass., in 1634; removed to Hartford, Conn., and finally to Hadley, Mass. David S. Stanlej' attended Canaan academy and was graduated from the U.S. Military academy in 1852, and assigned to the 2d dragoons; was pro- moted 2d lieutenant, Sept. 6, 1853; was on frontier duty, 1853-61; transferred to the 1st calvary, 3, 1855, and promoted 1st lieutenant. 27, 1855, and captain, March 16, 1861, assigned to the 4th U.S. cavalry, Aug.: He engaged in the capture of Forsyth, Mo.: the action of Dug Spring; battle of Wilson's Creek; the skirmish near Salem, and the march from St. Louis to Springfield, September-Novem- ber, 1861. He was appointed brigadier-general, U.S. volunteers, Sept. 28, 1861; was on sick leave of absence, 1861-62; and was a member of the military commission at St. Louis, Mo., in Febru- ary, 1862. He commanded a division. Army of the Mississippi, in the operations against New Madrid, resulting in its capture, March 14, 1862; took part in the attack on Island No. 10, April 8, 1862; the siege of Corinth, April-May, 1862, and in the pursuit of the Confederates to Booneville, Miss. He commanded the 2d division. Army of the Mississippi, taking part in the battles of luka, Sept. 19, 1862, and Corinth, Oct. 3, 1862. He was promoted major-general of volunteers. Nov. 29, 1862; was chief of cavalry. Army of the Cumber- land, and commanded the cavalry corps at the advance on Murfreesboro, covering the flanks of Rosecrans's army, and at the battle of Stone's River he repulsed the charge of the Confederate cavalry. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, Dec. 31, 1862, for gallant services at Stone's River; was promoted major of 5th cavalry, Dec. 1, 1863, and commanded the 1st division, 4th

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