Edwin O. Stanard
Edwin O. Stanard | |
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 Brady-Handy collection portrait of Stanard, between 1865 and 1880 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Erastus Wells |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Kehr |
| 14th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri | |
| In office 1869–1871 | |
| Governor | Joseph W. McClurg |
| Preceded by | George Smith |
| Succeeded by | Joseph J. Gravely |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Obed Stanard January 5, 1832 |
| Died | March 11, 1914 (aged 82) St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
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Edwin Obed Stanard (January 5, 1832 – March 11, 1914) was an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. He was also lieutenant governor of Missouri.
Biography
[edit]Stanard was born on January 5, 1832, in Newport, New Hampshire. In 1836, he and his parents moved to the Iowa Territory, where he was educated preparatory schools. In 1853, he moved to St. Louis,[1] and in 1854 and 1855, worked as an educator in Madison County, Illinois.[2] He graduated from the St. Louis Commercial College in 1855, becoming a banker the following year.[1] At times, he led the Boatmen's Bank, the Merchants Exchange, and the St. Louis Union Trust Bank Company. In 1897 and 1898, he was a member of the Indianapolis Monetary Convention.[3] He later worked in the milling industry[1] and in 1860 was a cofounder of the Stanard-Tilton Milling Company.[4] The company's flour mill in Dallas is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Stanard was a Republican.[4] From 1869 to 1871, he served as lieutenant governor of Missouri.[1] In 1870, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of St. Louis.[3] He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875, representing Missouri's 1st district. He lost the following election.[1] During the 1880 Republican National Convention, he served on its Arrangements Committee; he was also a delegate to the 1896 Convention.[4]
After serving in congress, Stanard worked in the flour manufacturing industry.[1] He was a Methodist.[3] He was married with two children, his wife dying in 1906.[6] He died on March 11, 1914, aged 82, in St. Louis,[3] from a myocardial infarction.[2] He was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Stamard, Edwin Obed". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ^ a b "Edwin O. Stanard Is Found Dead In Home". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. March 12, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Edwin O. Stanard, 81, Found Dead in Bed at His Home". St. Louis Star-Times. March 11, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "The Political Graveyard: St. Louis city, Mo". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ^ "Stanard--Tilton Flour Mill". National Register of Historic Places. October 6, 1997. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ^ "Edwin O. Stanard Is Found Dead In Bed At His Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 11, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- 1832 births
- 1914 deaths
- People from Newport, New Hampshire
- Lieutenant governors of Missouri
- American businesspeople in manufacturing
- Politicians from St. Louis
- Businesspeople from Iowa
- Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery
- Republican Party United States representatives from Missouri
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century United States representatives