Stiles Franklin Stanton

Stiles Franklin Stanton (April 2, 1846 – June 15, 1907) was an American broker on Wall Street who served as president of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York.

Stiles Franklin Stanton
35th President of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York
In office
1898–1899
Preceded byEdward King
Succeeded byFrederic de Peyster Foster
Personal details
Born(1846-04-02)April 2, 1846
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 1907(1907-06-15) (aged 61)
New York City, New York, U.S.
RelationsWilliam Preble Hall (brother-in-law)
ParentsSamuel Billings Stanton
Lydia Gardinier Conrad Stanton

Early life

Stanton was born in New York City on April 2, 1846. He was the son of Samuel Billings Stanton (1809–1875) and Lydia Gardinier (née Conrad) Stanton (1824–1892). Among his siblings was Katherine Conrad Stanton, the wife of General William Preble Hall, and Mary Billings Stanton, the wife of Samuel William Richardson.[1]

His paternal grandfather was Capt. Samuel Stanton and Mary "Polly" (née Noyes) Stanton. His maternal grandparents were Henry Conrad and Blandina (née Tappan) Conrad and his paternal uncle was Peter Tappan Conrad.[1]

Stanton was educated at the College of the City of New York.[1]

Career

As a young man, Stanton went to Wall Street, became a broker, and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange for thirty years until his retirement around 1897.[2]

He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York.[3] On March 1, 1875, he was elected a member of the Saint Nicholas Society, an organization in New York City of men descended from early inhabitants of the State of New York. After being an officer of the Society for several years,[4] from 1898 to 1898, he served as the 35th president of the organization.[5][6] Stanton was a member of the Downtown Club and the Union Club of the City of New York and was actively interested in the Samaritan Home for the Aged, a manager of the New York Infant Asylum and a trustee of the New York Dispensary.[2]

Personal life

Stanton, who never married, died at his residence, 145 East 36th Street in Manhattan, on June 15, 1907.[7] After a funeral at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York, he was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Stonington in New London County, Connecticut.[8]

References
  1. Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1907). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 312. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. "Death List of a Day. | Styles Franklin Stanton" (PDF). The New York Times. 17 June 1907. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. York, Sons of the Revolution in the State of New; Society, Sons of the Revolution New York (1893). Year Book of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York. The Sons. p. 380. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. "St. Nicholas Society Officers" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 November 1891. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. Genealogical Record of the Saint Nicholas Society: Advanced Sheets, First Series. Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. 1902. p. 26. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. Youngs, Florence Evelyn Pratt; Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (1914). Portraits of the Presidents of The Society, 1835-1914. New York, NY: Order of the Society. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  7. "DIED" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 June 1907. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1882). History of New London County, Connecticut: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. J.W. Lewis & Company. p. 684. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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