Richard Stanford (American politician)

American politician

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Richard Stanford

Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 13, 1815 – April 9, 1816
Preceded by| Nathaniel Macon
Succeeded by| John Davenport
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1797 – April 9, 1816
Preceded by| William F. Strudwick
Succeeded by| Samuel Dickens
Constituency| 4th district (1797–1803)
8th district (1803–1816)
Personal details
Born| March 2, 1767
Vienna, Maryland, U.S.
Died| April 9, 1816 (aged 49)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party| Democratic-Republican

Richard Stanford (March 2, 1767 – April 9, 1816) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816.

## Biography

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Born near Vienna, Maryland in 1767, Stanford moved to Hawfields, North Carolina, around 1793 and established an academy. He was elected to Congress as a Democratic-Republican in 1796 and was re-elected nine times before his death in Georgetown in 1816. During the 13th Congress, Stanford chaired the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. He is buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

Stanford was the grandfather of Tennessee Senator William Robert Webb.

## See also

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* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

## References

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* United States Congress. "Richard Stanford (id: S000794)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-15

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Preceded by

William F. Strudwick

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district
1797–1803  | Succeeded by

William Blackledge

Preceded by

Thomas Wynns

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district
1803–1816  | Succeeded by

Samuel Dickens

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