Cornelius Staley (October 22, 1808 – March 13, 1883) was an American politician and judge from Maryland. He served as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...

, representing Frederick County from 1841 to 1842.

Early life

Cornelius Staley was born on October 22, 1808, near

Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in, and the county seat of, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Maryland, second-largest ...

, to Margaret and John Staley. He attended common schools and was part of the United Brethren in Christ church.

Career

Staley was appointed by the Maryland governor as justice of the peace in 1836. He remained in that role for three years. He served as a member of the

, representing Frederick County from 1841 to 1842. In 1843, he was a member of the board of commissioners of Frederick County. In 1844, Staley served as first lieutenant in the Ringgold Dragoons. He served as judge of the orphans' court. He was director of the Farmers and Mechanics' National Bank and worked as a farmer. He was president of the Frederick County Agricultural Society from 1859 to 1860.

Personal life

Staley married Ruanna Snively, daughter of Adam Snively, of Washington County on November 17, 1829. He had two daughters, Mrs. Antoinette Frances Gambrill and Mrs. Marietta C. Doub. His daughter Antoinette married James Henry Gambrill Jr., a milling businessman in Frederick. Staley died on March 13, 1883, at his home near Frederick.

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