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'''Richard Stanford''' (2 March 1767 – 9 April 1816) was a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[North Carolina]] between 1797 and 1816.
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|term_end = April 9, 1816
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|successor = [[John Davenport (Connecticut politician)|John Davenport]]
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|birth_date = March 2, 1767
|birth_place = [[Vienna, Maryland]], U.S.
|death_date = April 9, 1816 (aged 49)
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'''Richard Stanford''' (March 2, 1767 – April 9, 1816) was a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[North Carolina]] between 1797 and 1816.


==Biography==
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Stanford was the grandfather of [[Tennessee]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[William Robert Webb]].
Stanford was the grandfather of [[Tennessee]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[William Robert Webb]].

==See also==
*[[List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)]]


==References==
==References==
*{{CongBio|S000794}} Retrieved on 2009-5-15
{{CongBio|S000794}} Retrieved on 2009-5-15


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For the English politician, see Richard Stanford (MP).

Richard Stanford
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 13, 1815 – April 9, 1816
Preceded byNathaniel Macon
Succeeded byJohn Davenport
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1797 – April 9, 1816
Preceded byWilliam F. Strudwick
Succeeded bySamuel Dickens
Constituency4th district (1797–1803)
8th district (1803–1816)
Personal details
BornMarch 2, 1767
Vienna, Maryland, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1816 (aged 49)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-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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References

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  • United States Congress. "Richard Stanford (id: S000794)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-15
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district
1797–1803 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district
1803–1816 		Succeeded by
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