John Stratton (August 19, 1769 – May 10, 1804) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from

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, USA. Born at "Old Castle" near

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, Stratton attended the common schools as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the

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from 1789 to 1792 and was later elected as a

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to the

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in 1800, serving from 1801 to 1803. He died in

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, on May 10, 1804, and was interred there in Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.

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* 1769 births 1804 deaths Members of the Virginia House of Delegates Virginia lawyers People from Eastville, Virginia Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly {{Virginia-Representative-stub