Edward W. Stanly was an American lawyer and politician. He was a North Carolina politician and orator who represented the southeastern portion of the state in the United States House of Representatives for five terms. In 1857, Stanly ran for governor of California, but lost to John B. Weller. Politicians of the mid-nineteenth century remarked that Stanly bore a strong physical resemblance to William H. Seward, though this resemblance lessened over time.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the North Carolina House of Commons, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 10, 1810
