William Stillman Stanley Jr. was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Stanley was born on March 28, 1838, in Smithfield, Rhode Island. [1] During the American Civil War, he was an officer in the Union Army with the Army of the James. Stanley moved to Colorado in 1865 before settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1867. There, he worked as a jeweler.
Stanley was elected to the Assembly in 1881 and re-elected 1882. That year, he was also elected to the Senate. Previously, he had been a postmaster in Colorado. He was a Republican.
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The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1865, to April 10, 1865, in regular session.
The Thirty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1885, to April 13, 1885, in regular session.
The Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1895, to April 20, 1895, in regular session. They convened again in special session in February 1896 to pass a legislative redistricting law.
The Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1897, to April 21, 1897, in regular session. They also convened in a special session from August 17 through August 20, 1897.
The Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1899, to May 4, 1899, in regular session.
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