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Elijah Stansbury, the 6th son of Elijah Stansbury and Elizabeth Gorsuch, was born near the border of Baltimore and Harford County in a place called McGaw's Mills. His family moved to the Deer Creek area of Harford County when he was still a baby. When he was 17 he moved to Baltimore and learned the trade of bricklayer from his older brother. By the time he was 26 he was running his own building supply company.
Even though he was exempt from military service due to a childhood injury that made him lame he still enlisted as a private in the Baltimore Union Artillery at the beginning of the War of 1812 His unit took part in the Battle of North Point, September 12-13, 1814. He was later commissioned a lieutenant and steadily rose until commanding a regiment, which position he held for years.
In 1824 Elijah was elected to the Baltimore City Council where he served several terms. In 1848 Elijah was elected Mayor of Baltimore and upon the completion of his term retired from public life.[1]
In 1817 he married Miss Eliza Eckel and shortly afterwards entered the building supply business, with which he was identified for a long time.
He died December 19, 1883 Details of the life of Elijah Stansbury are available in his biography: "The life and times of Hon. Elijah Stansbury, an "old defender" and ex-mayor of Baltimore" by Archibald Hawkins. [2]
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