James V. Stanton

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James V. Stanton (right) with former Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes (left).

James Vincent Stanton (born February 27, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Stanton graduated from Holy Name High School in 1949 and then served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1954, during the Korean War. He earned an A.B. from the University of Dayton in 1958, and a J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1961. He became a member of the Ohio bar association that year, and went into private practice.

Stanton served as a member of the Cleveland city council from 1959 to 1970, serving as president from 1964 to 1970. He was the elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1977). He was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1976, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate.

After his political career, Stanton resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1977 to 1981. He served as executive vice president of Delaware North Companies in Buffalo, New York, from 1981 to 1988. He went on to earn an A.M.P. from Harvard University Business School in 1984. He is currently a resident of Potomac, Maryland.