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WILLIAM STANTON, retired, Sewickley, was born in Salem, Ohio. His father, Dr. Benjamin Stanton, was one of the pioneers and a prominent citizen of that place, and was uncle to Hon. Edwin M. Stanton. Mr. Stanton practiced law in Cincinnati for sixteen years, and was one of the representatives from that city in the Ohio legislature from 1862 to 1868. He retired from the practice of law in 1875, and removed to the vicinity of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Stanton’s grandfather was Capt. Nathaniel Irish, who was well known in the early days of Pittsburgh. He was a son of Nathaniel Irish, Sr., a native of the Island of Montserrat, West Indies, who died in 1748 at Union Furnace, Hunterdon county, N. J. Capt. Irish was born May 8, 1737, in Saucon, Bucks county, Pa., and served in the revolutionary war as quartermaster, with rank of captain, rendering valuable service, in recognition of which he received a land grant of five hundred acres near New Castle, Pa. He bought property in Pittsburgh of the Penn heirs in 1786, which is still in the possession of his descendants. He was one of the first councilmen of the borough of Pittsburgh, in 1792; he died there September 11, 1816. His son, William B., was born August 23, 1773, in Philadelphia He came to Pittsburgh with his father. He was deputy marshal of the United States during the administration of President Monroe, and as such was often employed in carrying specie across the mountains. He was a fearless officer, ever ready to do his duty. He finally moved to Ohio, where he died March 23, 1850.