cataracts, and his wife and he moved to New York City to seek treatment. He underwent surgery to remove the cataracts, but his eyesight continued to fail until he was blind for the last six months of his life. He continued to reside in New York City while seeking treatment, but died there on June 26, 1881 after bronchitis left him unable to breathe while on a carriage ride in Central Park. He was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. Family Stanbery was married in 1829 to Frances E. Beecher of Lancaster, a daughter of Philemon Beecher. They had five children - Frances E., Henry, Philemon B., Louisa, and George - the last three of whom survived him. Frances Beecher Stanbery died in 1840, and in 1841 Stanbery married Cecilia Key Bond, a daughter of William Key Bond. Henry Stanbery's half-brother William Stanbery was also an attorney, and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. See also Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States Unsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States References External links Henry Stanbery Historic Marker in Campbell County, Kentucky 1803 births 1881 deaths 19th-century American Episcopalians Andrew Johnson administration cabinet members Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery Members of the defense counsel for the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson Ohio Attorneys General Ohio Constitutional Convention (1850) Ohio Republicans Ohio Whigs 19th-century American politicians Rejected or withdrawn nominees to the United States Executive Cabinet People from Zanesville, Ohio People from Fort Thomas, Kentucky Politicians from Cincinnati Politicians from Pittsburgh United States Attorneys General Washington & Jefferson College alumni People from Lancaster, Ohio Unsuccessful nominees to the United States Supreme Court 19th-century American judges