John Stanly

John Stanly

John Stanly (born April 9, 1774 in New Bern , Province of North Carolina , †  August 2, 1834 there ) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1803 and again from 1809 to 1811 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Stanly was the father of Congressman Edward Stanly (1810–1872). The older Stanly initially received a private education and then studied at Princeton University . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1799, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Federalist Party . He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1798 and 1799 .

In the 1800 congressional elections , Stanly was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded David Stone on March 4, 1801 . Until March 3, 1803, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress . In the elections of 1808 he was re-elected to Congress in the fourth district to succeed William Blackledge , where he could spend another term between March 4, 1809 and March 3, 1811. Then Blackledge was his successor again.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Stanly practiced law again. Between 1812 and 1826 he was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives on several occasions . He died on August 2, 1834 in his hometown of New Bern. John Stanly was also known for a duel with former governor Richard Dobbs Spaight , in which Spaight was fatally wounded in 1802. As a result, duels were banned in North Carolina. In 1841 the then newly created Stanly County was named after John Stanly.

Web links

• John Stanly in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Stanly in the database of Find a Grave (English)