. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. aving just attained his major-ity, he came to New Brighton and commenced the practice of hisprofession with his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Weaver, an ableand well-known physician of that town. On the death of thelatter a year later, he succeeded to his large practice, which heably maintained and increased. In 1857 Dr. Stanton graduatedalso at the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, Phila-delphia. May 6th of the same year he was married to MissLydia M. Townsend, a daughter of Robert Townsend, who borehim two chil
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. aving just attained his major-ity, he came to New Brighton and commenced the practice of hisprofession with his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Weaver, an ableand well-known physician of that town. On the death of thelatter a year later, he succeeded to his large practice, which heably maintained and increased. In 1857 Dr. Stanton graduatedalso at the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, Phila-delphia. May 6th of the same year he was married to MissLydia M. Townsend, a daughter of Robert Townsend, who borehim two children, Elizabeth T. and Charles Weaver. Dr. Stanton was a strong opponent of slavery, identified him-self with the Republican party at its organization, and on thebreaking out of the Rebellion promptly offered his services tothe Governor of the State, who appointed him Surgeon, with therank of Major, in the First Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry. Foreighteen months he served with his regiment in the field, andduring that time, although not required to go into action at all,. <J \ k^ iff *%,^ t ^^^ ? History of Beaver County 385 he participated in nearly every engagement in which his com-mand took part, and showed himself as good a soldier as hewas a surgeon. February 28, 1863, he was appointed by thePresident, Surgeon of United States Volunteers, and assigned toduty as Superintendent of Hospitals at Columbus, Ohio; and,October 13, 1864, he became Assistant Medical Director of theNorthern Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati. In December,1865, he became Acting Medical Director, with his office atDetroit, Mich. Dr. Stanton resigned from the army, November20, 1865, but was subsequently twice breveted by the President—Lieutenant-Colonel in 1865, and Colonel in 1866. On the 18th of May, 1871, he was nominated for AuditorGeneral by the Republican Convention which met at Harris-burg, and in the following October was elected by a majority of14,000. Less than a month afterwards, Nove
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