The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Stanton, Henry Brewster

STANTON, Henry Brewster, American abolitionist: b. Griswold, Conn., 29 June 1805; d. New York, 14 Jan. 1887. He was prominent in the anti-slavery movements of 1837-41. In 1847 he was admitted to the bar and achieved a high reputation in patent law. In 1858-60 he assisted in the reorganization of the Republican party, and from 1868 was on the editorial staff of the New York Sun. He has published &lsquo;Sketches of Reform and Reformers in Great Britain and Ireland&rsquo; (1849); &lsquo;Random Collections&rsquo; (1886).