Anthony Stanford | |
Birth Name: | Anthony L. Stanford |
Office1: | Arkansas Senate |
Term Start1: | 1877 |
Term End1: | 1880 |
Birth Date: | 1830 |
Birth Place: | New Jersey |
Education: | Eclectic Medical College |
Party: | Republican Greenback |
Anthony L. Stanford (1830–1883) was a state senator in Arkansas from 1877 until 1880. He was born in New Jersey.[1] He was a Republican in 1877 and a Greenback in 1879. He was an ordained member of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. He had a medical degree from Eclectic Medical College of Philadelphia.[1]
He was involved in the emigration program returning African Americans to Africa.[2]
He represented Phillips County, Arkansas and his post office was in Helena, Arkansas in 1877.