Charles H. Stanley

Charles Harvey Stanley (November 20, 1842 – December 20, 1913) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician.

Early life and family Stanley, a descendant of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, was born on November 20, 1842, in Saybrook, Connecticut, to Rev. Dr. Harvey Stanley and Mary Anne (Kinne) Stanley In 1851, he moved to Prince George's County, Maryland with his parents, where he attended local schools and received private tutoring. After his military service, Stanley taught school and studied law under General Thomas Bowie; he was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1869. the couple moved to Laurel and had no children. Nine children were born of this marriage, six of whom survived to 1907: the original chartered name of the University of Maryland, from 1882. Additionally, he was a member and president of the Maryland State Board of Education; an attorney for the Laurel Building Association; chancellor of the Washington Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church; vestryman of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church in Laurel and superintendent of its Sunday school; member and past master of the Laurel Wreath Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; and member of the Law and Order Society of Laurel. a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1883 to 1885, and mayor of Laurel from 1891 to 1893 (two terms).

Death and legacy

After a two-month illness, Stanley died of heart and kidney trouble on December 20, 1913, while asleep at his home in Laurel, Maryland. who deeded land for the branch to the library system for $10 in 1963. Others among his four sons served as trustees for Citizens National Bank.