Frederick Perry Stanton
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Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives
for Tennessee
's 10th congressional district
and an interim governor of territorial Kansas
. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia
on December 22, 1814. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Columbian College, now named George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
in 1833. He taught school, studied law, was admitted to the bar
, and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee
.
He was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-ninth Congress and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1855. During the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and during the Thirty-third Congress he was chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary
.
He served as the governor of Kansas Territory
from 1858 to 1861, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
. However, according to the Lecompton
Historical Society, he instead served as acting governor from April 15, 1857 to May 27, 1857 and from November 16, 1857 to December 21, 1857. On April 1 of that year, he had been appointed Secretary of Kansas Territory, and he held that office until December 21. After his term ended, he moved to Virginia
and subsequently settled in Florida
. He died in Stanton, Florida on June 4, 1894. He was interred
in South Lake Weir Cemetery at South Lake Weir, Florida.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
's 10th congressional district
Tennessee's 10th congressional district
United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 10 was a district of the United States Congress in Tennessee. It was lost to redistricting in 1953. Its last Representative was Clifford Davis.-List of representatives:-References:*...
and an interim governor of territorial Kansas
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas....
. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
on December 22, 1814. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Columbian College, now named George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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in 1833. He taught school, studied law, was admitted to the bar
Bar association
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, and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
.
He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Twenty-ninth Congress and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1855. During the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and during the Thirty-third Congress he was chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement...
.
He served as the governor of Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas....
from 1858 to 1861, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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. However, according to the Lecompton
Lecompton, Kansas
Lecompton is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. Lecompton played a major historical role in pre-Civil War America as the Territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861...
Historical Society, he instead served as acting governor from April 15, 1857 to May 27, 1857 and from November 16, 1857 to December 21, 1857. On April 1 of that year, he had been appointed Secretary of Kansas Territory, and he held that office until December 21. After his term ended, he moved to Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and subsequently settled in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. He died in Stanton, Florida on June 4, 1894. He was interred
Burial
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in South Lake Weir Cemetery at South Lake Weir, Florida.