Elijah Stansbury Jr.

Elijah Stansbury Jr. (May 1791 – December 19, 1883) was an American politician and soldier. He served in the War of 1812. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1843 to 1845 and as Mayor of Baltimore from 1848 to 1850.

Early life Elijah Stansbury Jr. was born in May 1791, in the manor of "McGaw's Mills", Baltimore County, Maryland to Elijah Stansbury Sr. He learned the trade of bricklayer. At the age of fifteen, Stansbury organized a company of forty-seven boys. He was elected as captain and Edward Rutledge was first lieutenant.

Career Stansbury was considered not fit for military service, but volunteered in 1812. He enlisted as a private in the Baltimore Union Artillery under Captain John Montgomery. He took part in the Battle of North Point in September 1814. He was commissioned lieutenant and steadily rose to command a regiment. Stansbury served as Mayor of Baltimore from 1848 to 1850.

Personal life Stansbury married Eliza Eckel, daughter of Philip P. Eckel, of Baltimore in 1817.