The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-07-23
CHARLES HARVEY STANLEY.

Charles Harvey Stanley, of Laurel,
Prince Georges county, Maryland, who
will most likely be the democratic candi-
date for Associate Judge of the Seventh
Judicial Circuit, first saw the light OF day
on the Goth day of October, fifty-three
years ago, removing to Maryland with his
father, Rev. Harvey Stanley, D. D., when
he was but three months old, and has re-
sided in this county ever since.
FOUR YEARS IN THE ARMY.
AS boy Mr.. Stanley received his cdu-
cation in the public schools Of Prince
GEORGES county, and when but seventeen
years of age he went south and cast his
fortunes with the Confederate States, be-
coming member of the first Maryland
Cavalry, and was a member Of that COM
pany when the brigade to which it was
attached struck the last blow for the army
of North Virginia. After the war, in
which he served years, Mr.. Stanley re-
turned to the home of his father near Col
lington, in this county, arriving in May,
1865. Accepting the results of the war as
decisive, he became a loyal citizen of the
reunited states and began teaching school
for livelihood. He first taught school
at what was, and is, known as kernan's
School House, near Branchville, after
wards teaching near Bowie, and finally he
taught in the same room, near Collington,
in which but short time before he him
self was scholar. This scLool-housc Is
still standing where over 40 years ago
your prospective judge obtained his edu-
cation.
THE BEGINNING OF HIS LAW CAREER.
While engaged in school teaching he
took up the study of law, and it is not to
be wondered at that young SANKEY'S tai
ent's ran in the legal vein. 1t may be said
of him that he came by his legal talent
honestly. His father, who was at the birth
of young Stanley minister of the Episco-
pal Church, was first trained as lawyer
and left the legal profession to take up the
ministry His grand uncle, J John Stanley,
was prominent lawyer of North Caro-
lima, and was president of the senate of
that state at the time of his death. Ed
ward Stanley, a son of John Stanley, was
for many years lawyer of distinction in
North Carolina and IA member of Congress
from that state for several terms and who
afterward removed to California, from
which state he was elected and served as
a delegate at-large to the National Demo
cratic Convention that nominated Samuel
J. Tilden, of New York, for the Presi-
doncy. His grandfather, James G.. STAN
ley, was 50 years Clerk of the Court of
Craven county, North Carolina. His
grand father on his maternal side was a
distinguished lawyer, and judge in North
Carolina at the time of his death. His
great grandfather on his maternal side
was a lawyer and an authority on legal
subjects, having written many legal works
of great value to the profession, the most
notable perhaps being Kinne's Blackstone,
a work known to all lawyers. His brother
William Stanley, was a well-known mem
Der of the bar of Baltimore, Washington
and Upper Marlboro.
So it is not strange that young Stanley,
in mapping out his course for the future,
chose law as his profession. After care
full study under eminent legal directions,
young Stanley was admitted to the MARI
boro' Bar in January, 1869, and has been
a true and consistent practitioner there up
to the present time, and he also practices
his profession in Baltimore.