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The son of Thomas Stanton a Commercial Clerk and his wife Ann, George Clark Stanton (popularly referred to as Clark Stanton) trained at the Birmingham School of Art. He worked initially as a designer and modeller in a silversmiths firm and as part of his work went to study in Italy. He moved up to Edinburgh in 1855 and in addition to his busts he also carried on producing silversmith designs. Later in his career he started to produce oil and watercolour paintings and book illustrations. His public commissions include pieces for the Scott Monument niches and sculpture on the Albert Memorial in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. In addition to his work as a sculptor he was also heavily involved in the work of the RSA Life School of which he was the Curator from 1881 for twelve years. He exhibited at the RSA from 1857 until 1892. He became an Associate Member of the RSA in 1862 and an Academician in 1885. He was survived by his widow Clara Gamgee and their daughter Clementine.