Benjamin Stanton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Moses Bledso Corwin |
Succeeded by | Matthias H. Nichols |
Constituency | 4th district |
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Moses Bledso Corwin |
Succeeded by | Samuel Shellabarger |
Constituency | 8th district |
6th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
In office January 13, 1862 – January 11, 1864 | |
Governor | David Tod |
Preceded by | Robert C. Kirk |
Succeeded by | Charles Anderson |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Champaign, Logan and Union Counties district | |
In office December 6, 1841 – December 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Dowty Utter |
Succeeded by | John Gabriel, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Mount Pleasant, Ohio, US | June 4, 1809
Died | June 2, 1872 Wheeling, West Virginia, US | (aged 62)
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery |
Political party | Whig, Opposition, Republican |
Benjamin Stanton (June 4, 1809 – June 2, 1872) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864.