William Joseph Stratton (January 28, 1886 – May 8, 1938) was an American politician. His son William Grant Stratton was born in Ingleside, Lake County, Ill., on February 26, 1914.
Early life
Born in
Ingleside, Illinois
Ingleside is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Ingleside is between Fox Lake, Round Lake Heights, and Lake Villa.
Geography
Ingleside is on Squaw Creek between Long Lake, Duck Lake, and Fox Lake.
Inglesi ...
, Lake County, Ill., January 28, 1886 to John Stratton and Mary O'Boyle Stratton.
Stratton was a farmer and an Illinois state game warden. Illinois Governor
William Stratton
William Grant Stratton (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001), was the 32nd governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961.
Early life and career
Born February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Lake County, Illinois, the son of William J. Stratton, an Illinoi ...
was his son. He served as a township supervisor and was a
Republican.
Political career
He served as first director of the Illinois Department of Conservation. From 1929 until 1933, Stratton served as
Illinois Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of Illinois is one of the six elected executive state offices of the government of Illinois, and one of the 47 secretaries of states in the United States. The Illinois Secretary of State keeps the state records, laws, libr ...
. Stratton died in Ingleside, Illinois.
William J. Stratton served as Republican Secretary of state of Illinois from 1929 to 1933; being defeated for reelection to a non-consecutive additional term
in 1936. He was a candidate for Illinois state treasurer in 1934, and a Member of the Elks, Woodmen, and Freemasons.
Death
He died in Ingleside, Lake County, Ill., on May 8, 1938 (age 52 years, 100 days) and was interred at North Shore Garden of Memories, North Chicago, Ill.
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1886 births
1938 deaths
People from Lake County, Illinois
Farmers from Illinois
Illinois Republicans
Secretaries of state of Illinois
20th-century American politicians
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