Background
He was the son of Oliver Cromwell Stanley (1823–1871) and Charlotte (Hine) Stanley (1823–1897).
He was the son of Oliver Cromwell Stanley (1823–1871) and Charlotte (Hine) Stanley (1823–1897).
He became a lumber, coal and builders" supplies merchant in New Britain. In 1899, he removed to New York City, and became a partner in a firm of commission merchants and exporters. He died on February 1, 1907, at his home at 329 West 82nd Street in Manhattan, after two operations for appendicitis.
And was buried at the Fairview Cemetery in New Britain.
Stanley was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1905, 1906 (both New York Company, 19th Doctorate) and 1907 (New York Company, 15th Doctorate).