A Political Passage: The Career of Stratton of Illinois

by David Kenney

This first biography of William C. Stratton covers Illinois politics and the Stratton family from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Born into a political family and immersed in Republican politics throughout his youth, Stratton never seriously considered a career other than the one that led him to be a member of congress, state treasurer, and two-term governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961.

Shortly after Stratton lost the 1960 Illinois gubernatorial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809315491
• ISBN13: 9780809315499
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Political Passage The Career of Stratton of Illinois

This book is an excellent account of William G. Stratton's background and career. Chapter one is an accurate description of the Stratton family and Lake county, Illinois during the the first few decades of the 1900's. As a Stratton relative, I can say that I am thrilled with this chapter because it is just as my late father, a first cousin of William G., described it many times. Mr. Kenney did a fine job as author of this well-done book. Evidently Mr. Kenny knows historic Illinois politics inside and out!