Robert Stanard
Robert Stanard | |
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Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1816–1817 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Linn Banks |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Spotsylvania County | |
| In office 1808–1817 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh T. Mercer |
| Succeeded by | Garrett Minor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1781 Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1846 (aged 64) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (from 1835) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1813-1835) Democratic-Republican (1808-1813) |
| Spouse |
Jane Stith Craig Stanard
(m. 1812; died 1824) |
| Children | 4 |
College of William and Mary | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge, politician |
Robert Stanard (August 17, 1781 – May 14, 1846) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and political figure. He was the 16th
Biography
The son of William Stanard and Elizabeth Carter, Robert Stanard was born in
Stanard was later selected as a member of the
The town of Stanardsville, Virginia, is named after him.
Personal life
Stanard married Jane Stith Craig on February 13, 1812, and fathered four children; Robert Craig (b. May 17, 1814), William Beverly (b. March 15, 1819), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1822) and Jane Stith (b. 1822). His son, Robert Craig Stanard, was a childhood friend of poet Edgar Allan Poe, and Jane Stith Craig was the subject of Poe's poem "To Helen". She died on April 28, 1824, at the age of 33 or 34, and Stanard never remarried. She is known posthumously as "Poe's Helen".
References
- Virginia House of Delegates Clerk's Office. "Robert Stanard". House History. Virginia House of Delegates Clerk's Office. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- The Political Graveyard
- ^ The History of the College of William and Mary. 1874. Retrieved Nov 21, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 1177835193.
Robert Stanard.
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