Richard Stanford (March 2, 1767 – April 9, 1816) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816. Biography Born near Vienna, Maryland in 1767, Stanford moved to Hawfields, North Carolina, around 1793 and established an academy. He was elected to Congress as a Democratic-Republican in 1796 and was re-elected nine times before his death in Georgetown in 1816. During the 13th Congress, Stanford chaired the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. He is buried in the Congressional Cemetery. Stanford was the grandfather of Tennessee Senator William Robert Webb. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References Retrieved on 2009-5-15 1767 births 1816 deaths Burials at the Congressional Cemetery People from Dorchester County, Maryland Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina People from Alamance County, North Carolina 18th-century American politicians 19th-century American politicians Deans of the United States House of Representatives