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See also
W.
Stratton Anderson, Jr. —
Richard
Walker Bolling —
Philas
Stratton Jones —
George
Stewart Miller —
Alton
Brooks Parker —
Stratton
Shartel —
Robert
Theodore Stafford —
Stratton
Taylor |
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Stratton, Asa Evans, Jr.
(1844-1921) —
also known as Asa E. Stratton —
of Brazoria
County, Tex.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., January
13, 1844.
Son of Asa Evans Stratton (1798-1877) and Amanda Ann (Gibbons)
Stratton (died 1847).
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Brazoria
County Judge; Brazoria
County Attorney; member of Texas
state senate 10th District, 1880-84; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1884-85; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in April, 1921
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Evans Stratton (1798-1877) and Amanda Ann (Gibbons) Stratton
(died 1847); married, February
7, 1867, to Louisa Henrietta Waldmann (died 1895); married, September
27, 1904, to Ina (Lee) Smith. |
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Stratton, Brian U. —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Stratton, Charles B. —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Charles Creighton
(1796-1859) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 6,
1796.
Son of Dr. James Stratton (1755-1812) and Mary (Creighton) Stratton
(1762-1847).
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43; Governor of
New Jersey, 1845-48.
Died near Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 30,
1859 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Swedesboro, N.J.
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Stratton, E. A. —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Cattaraugus County Republican Party, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, E. B. —
of Taylorsville, Spencer
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Edith L. —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Stratton, Edward E. —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Evelyn Lundburg —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Bangkok, Thailand.
Justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1996-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stratton, Frederick S. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, H. C. —
also known as Hubert Stratton —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1907; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Hal —
of New Mexico.
Republican. New
Mexico state attorney general, 1987-91.
Still living as of 1991.
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Stratton, Henry Blake —
also known as Henry B. Stratton —
of Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Son of Henry Washington Stratton (born 1838) and Sarah E. (O'Neill)
Stratton.
Member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hubert See H. C.
Stratton |
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Stratton, Ira W. —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1912-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Jack Sheldon
III —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stratton, John
(1769-1804) —
of Virginia.
Born near Eastville, Northampton
County, Va., August
19, 1769.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia at-large, 1801-03.
Died May 10,
1804 (age 34 years, 265
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Church Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Stratton, John —
of Levittown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Stratton, John B. —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1922-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, John Leake Newbold
(1817-1899) —
also known as John L. N. Stratton —
of Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., November
27, 1817.
Son of Dr. John Leake Stratton (1778-1845) and Ann (Newbold) Stratton
(died 1888).
Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1859-63.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1899
(age about
81 years).
Interment at St.
Andrews Cemetery, Mt. Holly, N.J.
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Stratton, Jonathan
(1791-1863) —
of Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1791.
Son of Stephen Stratton (1754-1842) and Sarah (Darrow) Stratton (died
1841).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
leather
business; lumber
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1843, 1851.
Died in 1863
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1829, to Cornelia A. Thompson (1800-1887). |
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Stratton, Joseph —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1904-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Joseph F. —
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Katherine H. —
of Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Madeline R. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Stratton, Nathan Taylor
(1813-1887) —
of New Jersey.
Born near Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., 1813.
Son of Jacob Stratton (died 1856) and Mary (O'Riley) Stratton.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1851-55.
Died in Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 9,
1887 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Baptist
Cemetery, Mullica Hill, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Stratton (died 1856) and Mary (O'Riley) Stratton; married,
February
11, 1836, to Sarah M. Sherwin; father of James Sherwin Stratton
(1843-1864; Union soldier in Civil War; killed at Reams Station,
August 25, 1864). |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Stratton, Nathaniel
(1812-1897) —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 9,
1812.
Son of Zerviah (Bateman) Stratton (1774-1836) and Jeremiah Stratton
(1779-1851).
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1860-62; common pleas court
judge in New Jersey.
Died in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
25, 1897 (age 85 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, Riley Evans
(1821-1866) —
also known as Riley E. Stratton —
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., June 30,
1821.
Son of Lavinia Fields (Fitch) Stratton and Curtis Philander Stratton
(1799-1873).
Justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1859-66; died in office 1866.
Died in Oregon, December
26, 1866 (age 45 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Dearborn. |
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Stratton, Samuel Studdiford
(1916-1990) —
also known as Samuel S. Stratton —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1950; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1956-58; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-89 (32nd District 1959-63,
35th District 1963-71, 29th District 1971-73, 28th District 1973-83,
23rd District 1983-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died, in a nursing
home, 1990
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Stratton, Thomas C. —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Stratton, W. E. —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Mayor
of Helena, Ark., 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Stratton, Walter S. —
of Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, William C. —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1855.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, William C. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1858-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stratton, William Grant
(1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Son of William Joseph Stratton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income
tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Stratton, William Joseph
(1886-1938) —
also known as William J. Stratton —
of Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., January
28, 1886.
Son of John Stratton and Mary (O'Boyle) Stratton.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Illinois, 1929-33; defeated, 1936.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Freemasons.
Died in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., May 8,
1938 (age 52 years, 100
days).
Interment at North
Shore Garden of Memories, North Chicago, Ill.
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