W. Laird Stabler Jr.

Winder Laird Stabler Jr. (May 2, 1930 – February 24, 2008) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Delaware.[1]

W. Laird Stabler Jr.
United States Attorney for the District of Delaware
In office
1975–1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byRalph F. Keil
Succeeded byJames W. Garvin, Jr.
Attorney General of Delaware
In office
1971–1975
GovernorRussell W. Peterson
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Preceded byDavid P. Buckson
Succeeded byRichard R. Wier Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
1965–1971
Preceded byRobert N. Downs, III
Succeeded byAndrew G. Knox
Personal details
Born
Winder Laird Stabler Jr.

(1930-05-02)May 2, 1930
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 2008(2008-02-24) (aged 77)
Montchanin, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpousePeg
Children3
Alma materPrinceton University (BA)
University of Virginia (LLB)

Early life

Stabler was born in 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee. He moved with his family to Seaford at the age of nine.[2] He attended school there until 1944. He then attended the Cranbrook School, a private school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[1]

Stabler graduated from Princeton University in 1952 and the University of Virginia Law School in 1954.[3] He then returned to Delaware to practice law.[1]

Political career

Stabler was appointed as a deputy attorney general in 1961. In 1965, he was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives. He was re-elected in 1966 and 1968 and served as majority leader during his second term of office.[1]

In 1970, Stabler was elected as the Attorney General of Delaware.[4] He served a single term from 1971 until 1975. Following his tenure as Attorney General, Stabler was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for Delaware by President Gerald Ford in 1975. He served in that capacity until 1977.[1]

Stabler served as the Republican National Committeeman for Delaware from 1985 until 2005.[1]

Illness and death

Stabler was diagnosed with oral cancer in 2005. He underwent two surgeries and the cancer went into remission. However, the cancer returned in 2007. He died on February 24, 2008, at the age of 77 in Montchanin, Delaware.[5] He was survived by his wife, Peg and three children.[1][6]

References
  1. "delawareonline ¦ The News Journal ¦ Obituaries". Miva.delawareonline.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09.
  2. "SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16 : HONORING THE MEMORY AND CELEBRATING THE EXEMPLARY LIFE OF THE HONORABLE W. LAIRD STABLER, JR., WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008 AT THE AGE OF 77 YEARS". Legis.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. "The President today announced his intention to nominate W. Laird Stabler, Jr., of Delaware, to be United States Attorney for the District of Delaware for a term of four years" (PDF). Fordlibrarymuseum.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. "Our Campaigns - DE Attorney General Race - Nov 03, 1970". Ourcampaigns.com.
  5. "Delaware Grapevine". Delawaregrapevine.com.
  6. "W. Laird Stabler Jr. '52". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2022.


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