Robert Stanard | |
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| Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court | |
| In office January 19, 1839 – May 14, 1846 | |
| Preceded by | William Brockenbrough |
| Succeeded by | William Daniel |
| Member of theVirginia House of Delegates fromRichmond City | |
| In office 1835–1837 | |
| Preceded by | Chapman Johnson |
| Succeeded by | unknown |
| 16thSpeaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1816–1817 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Linn Banks |
| Member of theVirginia House of Delegates fromSpotsylvania County | |
| In office 1808–1817 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh T. Mercer |
| Succeeded by | Garrett Minor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1781-08-17)August 17, 1781 Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1846(1846-05-14) (aged 64) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (from 1835) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1813-1835) Democratic-Republican (1808-1813) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge, politician |
Robert Stanard (August 17, 1781 – May 14, 1846) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and political figure. He was the 16thSpeaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and later a judge on theVirginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
The son of William Stanard and Elizabeth Carter, Robert Stanard was born inSpotsylvania County, Virginia, on August 17, 1781. In 1798, he attended theCollege of William and Mary,[1] where he studied law. Stanard subsequently began the private practice of law, and eventually became a notable figure in theRichmond legal community.[2] From 1816 to 1817, he was elected as the16th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1817, he became theUnited States Attorney for the District of Virginia.
Stanard was later selected as a member of theVirginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830, which revised theConstitution of Virginia. His contribution to the convention were well received and increased his prominence. In 1839, he was elected to theVirginia Supreme Court of Appeals, upon the death of JudgeWilliam Brockenbrough. He remained on that court until his death in 1846.[2]
The town ofStanardsville, Virginia, is named after him.
Stanard married Jane Stith Craig on February 13, 1812, and fathered four children; Robert Craig (b. May 17, 1814), William Beverly (b. March 15, 1819), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1822) and Jane Stith (b. 1822). His son, Robert Craig Stanard, was a childhood friend of poetEdgar Allan Poe, and Jane Stith Craig was the subject of Poe's poem "To Helen". She died on April 28, 1824, at the age of 33 or 34, and Stanard never remarried. She is known posthumously as "Poe's Helen".
Robert Stanard.
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