Background
Stanford, Richard was born on March 2, 1767 in near Vienna, Maryland, United States.
United States representative politician
Stanford, Richard was born on March 2, 1767 in near Vienna, Maryland, United States.
Born near Vienna, Maryland in 1767, Stanford moved to Hawfields, North Carolina, around 1793 and established an academy. He was elected to Congress as a Democratic-Republican in 1796 and was re-elected nine times before his death in Georgetown in 1816. During the 13th Congress, Stanford chaired the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business.
He is buried in the Congressional Cemetery.
Stanford was the grandfather of Tennessee Senator William Robert Webb.
Member United States House