Benjamin Stanton
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 | June 4, 1809 Mount Pleasant, Ohio, US |
| Died | June 2, 1872 (aged 62) Wheeling, West Virginia, US |
| 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.