Legislator Details


James Benjamin Stanley
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Number of sessions served 5
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 33

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 12/29/1903
City: Kalamazoo MI
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Country: US
 
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Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion: Congregationalist
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Occupation: lawyer
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Education:
Attended Kalamazoo Public Schools & Kalamazoo College University of Michigan School of Law, 1928

Biographical Sketch:
Son of James B. & Mary Ann (Nye) Stanley. Attended Kalamazoo College. After receiving his law degree from U. of Michigan, he practiced in Detroit for 2 yrs before returning to Kalamazoo

Notable Facts:
Member BPOE (Elks); Loyal Order of Moose & the Eagles. One of the founders of the Young Republic Club of Kalamazoo, 1932. Committees:Private Corporations (chair), Judiciary (vice chair), Kalamazoo State Hospital, Roads & Bridges & Revision of the State Constitution. Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1936, and re-elected November 8, 1938.

Sessions Served:

Sixty-Third Legislature, 1945-1946
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary
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City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description: City of Kalamazoo

Date Elected: 11/7/1944
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1945
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Judiciary.
Sixty-Second Legislature, 1943-1944
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Judiciary , Private Corporations , Public Utilities , Transportation
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City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description: City of Kalamazoo

Date Elected: 11/3/1942
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1942
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Sixty-First Legislature, 1941-1942
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Judiciary , Private Corporations , Public Utilities , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Roads and Bridges
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City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description: City of Kalamazoo

Date Elected: 11/5/1940
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1941
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Private Corporations
Sixtieth Legislature, 1939-1940
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Private Corporations , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Roads and Bridges
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City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description: City of Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo County

Date Elected: 11/8/1938
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1939
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Private Corporations
Fifty-Ninth Legislature, 1937-1938
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Judiciary , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Michigan Reformatory , Michigan School for the Deaf
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City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description: City of Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo County

Date Elected: 11/3/1936
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1937
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

Lewis 5:390-91; Manual 1941, p. 689; Manual, 1943, p. 634; Manual 1939, p. 627;MI Legislative Handbook 1945-46, p. 164.
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