BIOGRAPHY OF THE HON. CLINTON W. STANLEY of Manchester NH
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Manchester, A Brief Record of its Past and A Picture of Its Present, 
including an account of is settlement and its growth as town and city; 
a history of its schools, churches, societies, banks, post-offices, 
newspapers and manufactures; a description of its government, police 
and fire department, public buildings, library, water-works, 
cemeteries, streets, streams, railways and bridges; a complete list of 
the selectmen, moderators and clerks of the town and members of the 
councils, marshals and engineers of the city, with the state of the 
cote for mayor at each election; the story of its part in the war of 
the rebellion with a complete list of its soldiers who went ot the war; 
and sketches of its representative citizens; Manchester N.H.; John B. 
Clark; 1875
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THE HON. C.W. STANLEY
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Clinton Warrington Stanley was born December 5, 1830, at Hopkinton NH.
He is the son of Horace C. and Mary Ann (Kimball) Stanley and had two
brothers and one sister. The brothers are now living--Benton M.P. at
New London NH, and Edward W., on the homestead at Hopkinton. He acquired
his prelimiary education at the district-school and academy in
Hopkinton and entered Dartmouth College in 1845 at the age of fourteen,
being the youngest man in his class. He graduated in 1849 and began the
study of law, pursuing it at first in Hopkinton with the Hon.
Hamilton E. Perkins, now of Concord, from July 1849 until April 1851,
and then with the Hon. George W. Morrison of this city.
  August 9, 1852 he was admitted to the bar of Hillsborough County from
Mr. Morrison's office and then went to Hopkinton, where he remained
until April 1853 when he returned to Manchester and began practice in
company with Mr. Morrison. The partnership has since existed in
various forms, John L. Fitch, now deceased, Lewis W. Clark and
Frank Hiland being at times partners, until September 11, 1874 when
Mr. Stanley accepted the appointment of associate justice of the circuit
court of this state, which position he now holds. He has held the office
of United States commissioner from 1857 to the present time and has 
been president of the City National Bank sinces its organization in
1865. He married December 24, 1857, Miss Lydia A. Woodbury of Weare NH.
He has no children.
  Judge Stanley's intellect places him in the foremost rank of able
men in the state. With remarkable natural capacity, a quick and
vigorous thinker, he has the art of putting his thoughts without
difficulty into practical forms. He excels in whatever he turns his
attention to, whether law, finance or politics. He grapples very
readily with any new subject that arises and should he occupy the
bench many years would be eminent as a judge. His mind is very active,
he keeps himself familiar with all the questions of the day and has his
own opinions on all of them. A man of quick comprehension and large
energy, he has been able to do a great deal of mental labor. He has
been very successful as a lawyer, attending to the finances and
practical work of an office which has done a large business for many
years.
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