Benjamin Stanton

Benjamin Stanton
in 35th Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Moses Bledso Corwin
Succeeded by	Matthias H. Nichols
Constituency	4th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Moses Bledso Corwin
Succeeded by	Samuel Shellabarger
Constituency	8th district
6th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 13, 1862 – January 11, 1864
Governor	David Tod
Preceded by	Robert C. Kirk
Succeeded by	Charles Anderson
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Champaign, Logan and Union Counties district
In office December 6, 1841 – December 3, 1843
Preceded by	Dowty Utter
Succeeded by	John Gabriel, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1809-06-04)June 4, 1809 Mount Pleasant, Ohio, US
Died	June 2, 1872(1872-06-02) (aged 62) Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery
Political party	Whig, Opposition, Republican

Benjamin Stanton (June 4, 1809 – June 2, 1872) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864.