Thomas Bahnson Stanley
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Thomas B. Stanley, 1953 from Congressional Pictorial Directory
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| 57th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 20, 1954 – January 11, 1958 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Battle |
| Succeeded by | J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district |
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In office November 5, 1946 – February 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas G. Burch |
| Succeeded by | William M. Tuck |
| 47th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office January 14, 1942 – November 5, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Ashton Dovell |
| Succeeded by | G. Alvin Massenburg |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Henry and Martinsville | |
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In office January 13, 1932 – November 5, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Willey R. Broaddus |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Henry County | |
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In office January 8, 1930 – January 13, 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Sallie C. Booker |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Thomas Bahnson Stanley July 16, 1890 Spencer, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 1970 (aged 79) Stanleytown, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Pocahontas Bassett |
| Alma mater | Eastman Business College |
| Occupation | Furniture manufacturer, Cattlebreeder, Politician |
| Religion | Methodist |
Thomas Bahnson Stanley (July 16, 1890 – July 10, 1970) was an American politician, manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder. He served in a number of different political positions in Virginia, including being election as the 57th Governor of the state.
He was born to Crockett Stanley (January 8, 1838 – March 12, 1915) and Susan Matilda Walker (August 17, 1845 – April 9, 1922) on a farm near Spencer, Henry County, Virginia, youngest of seven children. He married Anne Pocahontas Bassett (November 28, 1898 – October 20, 1979) on October 24, 1918 in Bassett, Virginia. Anne was the daughter of John David Bassett (July 14, 1866 – February 26, 1965), a founder of Bassett Furniture, and Nancy Pocahontas Hundley (November 21, 1862 – January 11, 1953). Stanley graduated from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1912.
Stanley worked for his father-in-law's company, Bassett Furniture, as an executive, until 1924, when he left and founded Stanley Furniture, a leading Virginia furniture maker, in what would become Stanleytown, Virginia. His sons Thomas Bahnson Stanley, Jr. and John David Stanley joined him at Stanley Furniture.
As the Democratic candidate he defeated Republican Theodore Roosevelt Dalton and Independent Howard Carwile in the general election for Governor of Virginia in 1953. He served as the Governor of Virginia from 1954 to 1958. Before becoming governor, Stanley was the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and a U.S. Representative in Congress from November 5, 1946, filling vacancy created when Thomas G. Burch resigned to assume U. S. Senate seat, until Stanley resigned on February 3, 1953 to run for Virginia's governor. As governor Stanley improved the administration of state hospitals and increased funding to mental hospitals and public schools.
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