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David Stanton
(1788–1827)
BIRTH
1788
PLACE
Beaufort, North Carolina
DEATH
December 30, 1827
PLACE
Steubenville, Ohio
FAMILY
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RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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AWARDS
David Stanton was a physician in Steubenville, Ohio, and father of Civil War Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. He married Lucy Norman and died in 1827, when Edwin was still a child.
EARLY LIFE
He practiced medicine in Steubenville, Ohio, until his death in 1827.
CAREER
DEATH
Dr. David Stanton died suddenly at home in Steubenville on December 30, 1827. A family account quoted by biographer Walter Stahr describes an apparent stroke and says that Stanton never regained consciousness. Union Cemetery's records include him in the family plot, Section N, Lot 6.
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