Charles Creighton Stratton (March 6, 1796 – March 30, 1859) was a politician from

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who served in the

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and was later the 15th

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Biography

He was born, and died, in Swedesboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. He is interred at

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in Swedesboro. He graduated from

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in 1814, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the

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in 1821, 1823, and again in 1829. He was elected as a

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to the

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(1837–1839); presented credentials as a Member-elect to the

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, but the House declined to seat him ; reelected to the

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(1841–1843). He chose not to run again in 1842. Stratton served as a member of the 1844

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that created a revised

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. The new 1844 New Jersey State Constitution provided for direct election of a governor for a single three-year term. Stratton ran on the Whig ticket, and campaigned on a platform opposing the powerful railroad interests of the state. The

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candidate was

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-born John R. Thomson, who was a stockholder in the railroad and a vigorous advocate of internal improvements. Stratton won, and served as governor from January 21, 1845, to January 17, 1848. After his term he resumed agricultural pursuits. He married Sarah Taggart of Philadelphia in 1854. Because of ill health, he resided in Europe in 1857 and 1858. Although he had no children, he had two notable nephews.

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was a

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member of the Forty-eighth United States Congress (1883–1885) from the 4th Congressional District. Another nephew,

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, served as an

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on the

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. His home in

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, the

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, was built in 1791 and added to the

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on January 29, 1973.New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Gloucester County
,

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Historic Preservation Office, October 27, 2015. Accessed November 8, 2015.

References

External links

Biographical information of Charles C. Stratton

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New Jersey Governor Charles Creighton Stratton

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