Charles H. Stanley

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Charles H. Stanley (November 20, 1842 – December 20, 1913)[1] was a Prince George's County, Maryland Lawyer and member of the Democratic Party.[2] A Confederate American Civil War veteran,[1] Stanley was also a farmer and banker.[2] He served as a City Commissioner for Laurel, Maryland from 1880–1882,[3] State Delegate from 1883–1885[4] and Mayor of Laurel from 1891–1893.[3] Stanley was director of the B&O Railroad[2] and a member of the Board of Trustees for Maryland Agricultural College,[5] the original chartered name of the University of Maryland.[6] In 1906, he was elected to the office of first vice-president by the Association of School Commissioners and County Superintendents of Maryland.[7] In 1911, Stanley was appointed as the Comptroller of Maryland to complete the term of William B. Clagett who died in office.[2] Stanley's burial site is in section E. 108 of Ivy Hill Cemetery in Laurel.[1] The Laurel branch of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System is named after Stanley.[8]

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  1. ^ a b c Maryland Confederate Burial Sites in Prince George's County. Maryland Division Sons of Confederate Veterans. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  2. ^ a b c d Comptroller of Maryland - Charles H. Stanley. Maryland Comptroller's Office. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
  3. ^ a b History of the City of Laurel, Maryland. City of Laurel, Maryland. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  4. ^ Charles H. Stanley, MSA SC 3520–1574. Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  5. ^ U.S. Department of Agriculture (1905), Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations ("year ended June 30, 1904" ed.), Washington: Government Printing Office, pp. 104, <http://books.google.com/books?id=PvjYWhevIz0C&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104>. Retrieved on 2007-06-06 .
  6. ^ Timeline. University of Maryland. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
  7. ^ The School Journal, vol. LXIII, No 23, New York: A. S. Barnes, 1906-12-22, <http://books.google.com/books?id=ookVAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA7-PA575>. Retrieved on 2007-06-07 .
  8. ^ Laurel Branch. Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.


Preceded by
Frank T. Browning, Joseph K. Roberts and DeWilton Snowden		 Maryland House of Delegates
Prince George's County
1883–1885
with Alvin M. Bond and John Gourley[1]		 Succeeded by
Charles E. Coffin, J. Benson Perrie and Richard Wootton
Preceded by
Judson T. Cull		 Mayor of Laurel, Maryland
April 8, 1891 – April 5, 1893[2]		 Succeeded by
J.R. Huntt
Preceded by
William B. Clagett		 Comptroller of Maryland
August 2, 1911 – January 15, 1912[3]		 Succeeded by
Emerson Harrington