Laurens-Washington County GaArchives Biographies.....Stanley, Vivian L. unknown - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 1045-1046

   VIVIAN L. STANLEY. Now that men are too busy to gather around the stove in
the country store, or in the post office at meal time, for the discussion of
politics, and weighty decisions as to how the government should be run, the
newspaper has become of supreme importance, not only as a disseminator of news,
but as a powerful influence on the minds of the people. The power of the written
word! How little people realize its subtile influence, and how often one hears
the words, "I believe nothing the newspapers say." But this very person though
perhaps not believing the papers is yet unconsciously influenced by them, and
herein lies the power of the editor. Therefore when people are as fortunate as
the people of Dublin, Georgia, they should give thanks. Vivian Stanley, general
manager and editor of the Courier-Dispatch, of this city, is a man who is fully
conscious of the responsibility that rests upon his shoulders and in every
crisis will be found standing on the side of the progressives, working for the
cause that will benefit the greatest number of people, an eager champion of the
right and quick to condemn the tricks and clever schemes of those who are
working for self aggrandizement. Mr. Stanley has had a life-long experience as a
newspaper man, and has won during this career the friendship of all classes of
people.

   The birth of Vivian L. Stanley occurred in Dublin, Georgia, his parents being
Capt. Rollin A. Stanley and Martha (Lowthen) Stanley. His grandfather and father
were both men of prominence in the state of Georgia, the former having been the
first surveyor general in the state of Georgia, and the latter having been the
first solicitor general in the Oconee circuit. Capt. Rollin Stanley won his
military title through his service in the army, as a captain in one of the
Georgia regiments. He was a lawyer by profession and both he and his wife were
natives of Georgia. He was a successful lawyer, and his children were brought up
amid the influences of a cultured home life. The family consisted of eight
children, five of whom are alive. Of these Ira L. is interested in the newspaper
work in Dallas, Texas; Frank L. lives in Midville, Georgia; Florrie is the wife
of W. R. Haynes of Macon, Georgia, who is there engaged in business. Augusta
married Judge J. S. Adams, and Rollin and Mattie died in infancy.

   After the completion of the education of Vivian Stanley he went at once into
the newspaper business, serving in various capacities and learning the
profession of journalism from the bottom upward. He has been in this profession
ever since save for the few years in which he gave up his work to serve the
interests of the people. This was during the administration of President
Cleveland, when he held the office of postmaster of Dublin, also serving two
years at this post during the administration of President McKinley. After his
resignation from this public office, he once more took up his newspaper work. At
this time there were two others beside himself who were interested in the work,
namely, his brother, H. M. Stanley, and Mr. Hilton, of the Commercial Bank. At
the time of the organization of the committee of commerce and labor, H. M.
Stanley retired from the newspaper business to take charge of this new office.
The Courier-Dispatch is now owned by a stock company, and the increase in
circulation during the years that Mr. Stanley has been in charge is sufficient
proof of his able management. The circulation now amounts to live thousand, and
Mr. Stanley has added greatly to the revenue of the paper by establishing an
up-to-date job printing department, which has a reputation of doing unusually
good work. The Courier-Dispatch is the result of the combination of three
papers, the Courier, the Dispatch and the Times. The Courier and the Dispatch
were consolidated about fifteen years ago, and about two years ago, in June,
1909, the Times was taken over, thus making a strong combination, but one that
required a keen mind and a willing hand to manage successfully.

   In addition to his newspaper work Mr. Stanley has been active in other
fields. From constant study of the political outlook, both local and national,
he became fitted to play an important part in such affairs, and though he never
cared for political preferment, yet he was elected alderman and was also made
clerk of the city council, serving one term in the first mentioned office and
three years in the latter position. His honesty, and conscientious endeavor to
obey the will of those who put him in office, as well as his knowledge of the
economic and social evils of the times made him -an invaluable servant to the
people.

   Mr. Stanley was married to Ella Martin, a daughter of William and Julia A.
Martin, of Sandersville, Georgia. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley, namely: Martha, Vivian, Elenore and Rollin. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
are members of the Baptist church, and Mr. Stanley is affiliated in a fraternal
way with the Knights of Pythias.


Additional Comments:
From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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