Frederick P. Stanton

Frederick P. Stanton
Acting Governor of Kansas Territory
In office
April 15, 1857 – May 27, 1857
Preceded byDaniel Woodson (Acting)
Succeeded byRobert J. Walker
In office
November 16, 1857 – December 21, 1857
Preceded byJames W. Denver
Succeeded bySamuel Medary
Secretary of Kansas Territory
In office
April 1, 1857 – December 21, 1857
Preceded byDaniel Woodson
Succeeded byJames W. Denver
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855
Preceded byJames X. McLanahan
Succeeded byGeorge A. Simmons
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1855
Preceded byJohn B. Ashe
Succeeded byThomas Rivers
Chair of the House Naval Affairs Committee
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853
Preceded byThomas Butler King
Succeeded byThomas S. Bocock
Personal details
Born
Frederick Perry Stanton

(1814-12-22)December 22, 1814
Alexandria, District of Columbia
DiedJune 4, 1894(1894-06-04) (aged 79)
Florida
Political partyDemocratic (until 1861)
Republican (after 1861)
Parent(s)Richard Stanton
Harriet Perry
EducationGeorge Washington University

Frederick Perry Stanton (December 22, 1814 – June 4, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and as Secretary (and at times acting governor) of the Kansas Territory.