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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeFrederick Perry STANTON
(1814-1894)
STANTON, Frederick Perry,
a Representative from Tennessee; born in Alexandria, Va., December
22, 1814; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from
Columbian College (now George Washington University), Washington,
D.C., in 1833; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Memphis, Tenn.; elected as a Democrat to
the Twenty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1845-March 3, 1855); chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs
(Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses), Committee on the
Judiciary (Thirty-third Congress); Governor of Kansas Territory
1858-1861; moved to Virginia and subsequently settled in Florida;
died in Stanton, Fla., June 4, 1894; interment in South Lake Weir
Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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