He was the son of James Staniland, educated at Lincoln Grammar School.
He was a solicitor at Boston, Lincolnshire, senior partner in the firm Staniland & Wigglesworth.
[3] An election petition led in 1866 to the result being overturned: his opponent Thomas Parry was unseated, and the seat awarded to Staniland.
[3] Staniland resigned from House of Commons on 8 March 1867 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
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