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Joseph Stanton IV

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Joseph Stanton IV

Birth
Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
12 Jan 1822 (aged 82)
Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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US Senator, Congressman. A colonel in the Rhode Island militia, he served in the expedition against Canada in 1759. After seeing service in the Revolutionary War, he was a general in the Rhode Island militia. He was elected as one of Rhode Island's first two senators and served from 1790 to 1793. He later served three terms in Congress, from 1801 to 1807. His mansion in Charlestown, Rhode Island, is now the General Stanton Inn.
US Senator, Congressman. A colonel in the Rhode Island militia, he served in the expedition against Canada in 1759. After seeing service in the Revolutionary War, he was a general in the Rhode Island militia. He was elected as one of Rhode Island's first two senators and served from 1790 to 1793. He later served three terms in Congress, from 1801 to 1807. His mansion in Charlestown, Rhode Island, is now the General Stanton Inn.

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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36561802/joseph-stanton: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Stanton IV (19 Jul 1739–12 Jan 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36561802, citing General Joseph Stanton Lot, Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.