813 Alfred Stanton

Constituency  : Stroud  1874-80

Alfred  came  in  at  Stroud  when  his  cousin  Walter's  election  was  voided  and  he  was  disqualified  from  standing  in  the  by-election.

Alfred  was  the  son  of  a  former  MP  for  the  seat. He  was  educated  at  King's  College  School, London .He  worked  a  cloth  mill  in  partnership  with  Walter.

In  1880  Alfred  relinquished  his  seat  to  Walter  and  their  partnership  was  dissolved, Alfred
working  the  mill  on  his  own.

He  died  in  1906  aged  81.