Henry brewster stanton biography

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Henry Brewster Stanton (June 27, 1805 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, attorney, journalist and politician.
Henry Brewster Stanton was an American abolitionist, social reformer, attorney, journalist and politician.

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Stanton, Henry B., 1805-1887

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Henry Brewer Stanton was born on June 27, 1805 in Preston, Connecticut. He was was an American abolitionist, social reformer, attorney, journalist and politician. His writing was published in the "New York Tribune," the "New York Sun," and William Lloyd Garrison's "Anti-Slavery Standard" and "The Liberator. He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1850 and 1851. Stanton died on January 14, 1887.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

To Capt. Joseph Morrill, Boscowen, NH, Letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 838350

Mss 838350

Date(s): 1838-06

Abstract

Lithograph copy of fundraising letter sent to Captain Joseph Morrill. Original letter written by H.B. Stanton at the Office of the American Anti Slavery Society.

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Henry Brewster Stanton

American politician

For other people named Henry Stanton, see Henry Stanton (disambiguation).

Henry Brewster Stanton (June 27, 1805 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, attorney, journalist and politician. His writing was published in the New York Tribune, the New York Sun, and William Lloyd Garrison's Anti-Slavery Standard and The Liberator.^[1] He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1850 and 1851. His wife, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was a leading figure of the early women's rights movement.

Early life

Stanton was born on June 27, 1805, in Preston, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Stanton and Susan M. Brewster. His father manufactured woolen goods and traded with the West Indies.^[1] He remembered his first desires for racial justice dated from his childhood, as he listened to a slave sing:

In my childhood we had a Negro slave whose voice was attuned to the sweetest cadence. Many a time did she lull me to slumber by singing this touching lament [the song of Miantonomi]. It sa
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Henry B. Stanton: Abolitionist, Women’s Rights Advocate
The great genius behind the First Women’s Right Convention was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and it marked her entrance into the women’s rights movement. What did her spouse think of all this? Was he supportive? Was he also a women’s rights activist?
On Saturday, June 28th, the National Park Service at Women’s Rights National Historical Park will offer a special program entitled “Henry B. Stanton: The Great Man behind the Great Woman” presented by Linda C. Frank, Ph. D. The program will begin at 1:30 pm in the Wesleyan Chapel at 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls. The program is offered free of charge and the public is invited to attend.
The program explores the life of Henry B. Stanton, an abolitionist and reformer in his own right for more than a decade before his marriage to Elizabeth Cady in 1840. In the early years of his reform career, Henry Stanton faced over 200 violent pro-slavery mobs, aided freedom seeking slaves, organized local and regional antislavery societies, and raised thousands of dollars for