Cornelius Staley
Cornelius Staley | |
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district | |
In office 1841–1842 | |
Preceded by | Edward A. Lynch, William Lynch, Joshua Motter, David W. Naill, Davis Richardson |
Succeeded by | Daniel S. Biser, Thomas Crampton, William Lynch, James J. McKeehan, Davis Richardson |
Personal details | |
Born | near Frederick, Maryland, U.S. | October 22, 1808
Died | March 13, 1883 near Frederick, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 74)
Spouse |
Ruanna Snively (m. 1829) |
Children | 2 |
Occupation |
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Cornelius Staley (October 22, 1808 – March 13, 1883) was an American politician and judge from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1841 to 1842.
Early life
[edit]Cornelius Staley was born on October 22, 1808, near Frederick, Maryland, to Margaret and John Staley. He attended common schools and was part of the United Brethren in Christ church.[1]
Career
[edit]Staley was appointed by the Maryland governor as justice of the peace in 1836. He remained in that role for three years.[1] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1841 to 1842.[2] In 1843, he was a member of the board of commissioners of Frederick County.[1][3]
In 1844, Staley served as first lieutenant in the Ringgold Dragoons.[1][4] He served as judge of the orphans' court.[3] He was director of the Farmers and Mechanics' National Bank and worked as a farmer.[3] He was president of the Frederick County Agricultural Society from 1859 to 1860.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Staley married Ruanna Snively, daughter of Adam Snively, of Washington County on November 17, 1829.[1] He had two daughters, Mrs. Antoinette Frances Gambrill and Mrs. Marietta C. Doub.[1][5][6] His daughter Antoinette married James Henry Gambrill Jr., a milling businessman in Frederick.[6]
Staley died on March 13, 1883, at his home near Frederick.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Scharf, J. Thomas (1882). History of Western Maryland. Vol. 1. Louis H. Everts. p. 557. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Frederick County". The Baltimore Sun. March 14, 1883. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Laws Made and Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. 1847. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Funeral of Judge Staley". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Kummer, Frederic Arnold; Latrobe, Ferdinand C. (1941). The Free State of Maryland: A History of the State and its People, 1634–1941. The Historical Record Association. pp. 608–611. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Archive.org.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Cornelius Staley at Wikimedia Commons
- 1808 births
- 1883 deaths
- People from Frederick County, Maryland
- Members of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Farmers from Maryland
- American justices of the peace
- County commissioners in Maryland
- Maryland state court judges
- 19th-century American farmers
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Maryland politicians