Robert Stanard

Robert Stanard
Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court
In office
January 19, 1839 – May 14, 1846
Preceded byWilliam Brockenbrough
Succeeded byWilliam Daniel
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from Richmond City
In office
1835–1837
Preceded byChapman Johnson
Succeeded byunknown
16th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1816–1817
Preceded byAndrew Stevenson
Succeeded byLinn Banks
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from Spotsylvania County
In office
1808–1817
Preceded byHugh T. Mercer
Succeeded byGarrett Minor
Personal details
Born(1781-08-17)August 17, 1781
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 14, 1846(1846-05-14) (aged 64)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyWhig (from 1835)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1813-1835)
Democratic-Republican (1808-1813)
Spouse
Jane Stith Craig Stanard
(m. 1812; died 1824)
Children4
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
OccupationLawyer, judge, politician

Robert Stanard (August 17, 1781 – May 14, 1846) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and political figure. He was the 16th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and later a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.