William Stanbery

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William Stanbery (August 10, 1788 – January 23, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1827 to 1833.

U.S. House of Representatives

Stanbery was elected a Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1827 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Wilson. He was reelected as a Jacksonian in 1828 and as an Anti-Jacksonian in 1830.

Personal life

Stanbery was married to Mary Shipley of New York City on June 14, 1809, in New York City. They had seven children. Stanbery's half-brother, Henry Stanbery, was United States Attorney General under Andrew Johnson and resigned to defend Johnson during his impeachment trial.

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