Lawyer. Jurist. State Senator. Civil War Soldier. He was born in Norriton Township. He attended Norristown's public schools, a boarding school in Abington, and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After graduating college, he studied law under his brother George Stinson, and later, Addison May. In 1849 he was admitted to the Montgomery County Bar. By 1867 Stinson was elected State Senator and held the office until 1870. He was the speaker of the Senate in 1869 and 1870. He was solicitor of the First National Bank of until appointed president judge of the Montgomery County court. In 1879, Stinson was appointed Trustee of the Hospital for the Insane for the Southeastern District of Pennsylvania and was later elected its president. In was during his tenure that a woman doctor was put in charge of the women patients at the hospital. Stinson was also one of the key organizers of the First National Bank of Norristown. In his legal work, he was counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. During the Civil War he was a private in Company E of the 34th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. His stay was brief, however. He mustered in June 10, 1863, and mustered out August 10, 1863. He was the husband of Emily Freedley.

Lawyer. Jurist. State Senator. Civil War Soldier. He was born in Norriton Township. He attended Norristown's public schools, a boarding school in Abington, and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After graduating college, he studied law under his brother George Stinson, and later, Addison May. In 1849 he was admitted to the Montgomery County Bar. By 1867 Stinson was elected State Senator and held the office until 1870. He was the speaker of the Senate in 1869 and 1870. He was solicitor of the First National Bank of until appointed president judge of the Montgomery County court. In 1879, Stinson was appointed Trustee of the Hospital for the Insane for the Southeastern District of Pennsylvania and was later elected its president. In was during his tenure that a woman doctor was put in charge of the women patients at the hospital. Stinson was also one of the key organizers of the First National Bank of Norristown. In his legal work, he was counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. During the Civil War he was a private in Company E of the 34th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. His stay was brief, however. He mustered in June 10, 1863, and mustered out August 10, 1863. He was the husband of Emily Freedley.