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William Grant Stratton (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001), [1] [2] was an American politician who served as the 32nd governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961. [ 3 ] Early life and career
William G. Stratton State Park is an Illinois state park in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is named after Illinois Governor William Stratton, and was developed in 1959 to provide public boating access to the Illinois River. It features motorboat and jet-ski landing areas, and is bounded by the Illinois and Michigan Canal ...
History. Completed in 1956, [1] the building is named after former Illinois politician William G. "Billy" Stratton, who served as the 32nd Governor of Illinois from 1953 until 1961. [2] The Stratton Building currently houses legislative offices of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate, as well as other State of Illinois ...
The Stratton Lock and Dam (known until 1991 as the McHenry Dam, officially named the William G. Stratton - Thomas A. Bolger Lock and Dam) is a dam in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois. It is named after former Governor William Stratton and Representative Thomas A. Bolger. The dam is the only dam on the Fox River ( Illinois, USA) that is ...
By 1953, William Stratton, the newly elected governor of Illinois, viewed redistricting as a priority amidst increasing public pressure over malapportionment. Through a number of compromises, he managed to convince the legislature to pass a constitutional amendment to establish new redistricting procedures.
Elections in Illinois. The 1952 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Governor Adlai Stevenson II, a Democrat, ultimately did not seek a second term, instead opting to run as his party's nominee for President of the United States. Republican William Stratton was elected to succeed him in office.
The 1956 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 6, 1956. [1] Incumbent Governor William Stratton, a Republican, narrowly won reelection to a second term. Stratton's narrow victory came despite the fact that the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon carried the state of Illinois in a landslide in ...
The lieutenant governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. ... William G. Stratton: Republican 1953–1961 38 Samuel H. Shapiro ...