Edwin O. Stanard

Edwin Obed Stanard
Edwin Obed Stanard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Missouri's 1st district
	In office; March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Erastus Wells
Succeeded by	Edward C. Kehr
14th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
	In office; 1869–1871
Governor	Joseph W. McClurg
Preceded by	George Smith
Succeeded by	Joseph J. Gravely
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1832; Newport, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1914 (aged 82); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Bellefontaine Cemetery; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician; businessman; teacher;
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Edwin Obed Stanard (January 5, 1832 – March 11, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician, businessman and teacher from Missouri.

Biography

Born in Newport, New Hampshire, Stanard moved to Iowa Territory with his parents in 1836, completed preparatory studies and moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1853. He taught school in Illinois in 1854 and 1855, graduated from St. Louis Commercial College in 1855, engaged in the commission business in 1856 and later in the milling business in St. Louis. Stanard was elected a Republican to be the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1871, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1872, serving from 1873 to 1875, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1874. Afterward, he engaged in the manufacturing of flour until his death in St. Louis, Missouri on March 11, 1914.^[1] He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

^ "Edwin O. Stanard, 81, Found Dead in Bed at His Home". St. Louis Star-Times. March 11, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

Political offices
Preceded by George Smith	Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1869–1871	Succeeded by Joseph J. Gravely
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Erastus Wells	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 1st congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Succeeded by Edward C. Kehr