Usuario:Renata Gtz/will to power
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| Nacimiento |
3 de mayo de 1857 Cavan Monaghan (Canadá) | |
| Fallecimiento |
19 de abril de 1916 (58 años) Hot Springs (Estados Unidos) | |
| Nacionalidad | Canadiense | |
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| Ocupación | Político | |
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| Partido político | Partido Liberal de Canadá | |
James Robert Stratton (May 3, 1857 – April 19, 1916) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1904 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Millbrook, Durham County, Canada West in 1857, the son of James Stratton, an Irish immigrant and later customs collector at Peterborough. He married E.J. Ormond in 1881. Stratton was publisher of the Peterborough Examiner and also sold books, stationery and wallpaper. He served as a member of the Board of Education in Peterborough. Stratton was Provincial Secretary and Registrar from 1899 to 1904. After being elected in 1908, he ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the House of Commons in 1911.
The geographical township of Stratton in Nipissing District was named after him.
References[editar]
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 JA Gemmill
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men (1880) - father
[[Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs]
[[Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs]
[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario]
[[Category:Provincial Secretaries of Ontario]