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Anthony L. Stanford (1830–1883) was a state senator in Arkansas from 1877 until 1880. He was born in New Jersey. He was a Republican in 1877 and a Greenback in 1879. He was an ordained member of the 
He represented Phillips County, Arkansas and his post office was in Helena, Arkansas in 1877.
African Methodist Episcopal
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and has a connexional polity. The African Methodist Episcopal ...
(AME) Church. He had a medical degree from Eclectic Medical College
Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania, later American University of Philadelphia, was a medical college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 19th century that followed the eclectic model of medicine. It absorbed Philadelphia College of Me ...
of Philadelphia.
He was involved in the emigration program returning African Americans to Africa.
He represented Phillips County, Arkansas and his post office was in Helena, Arkansas in 1877.
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