James Robert Stratton

James Robert Stratton
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Peterborough West
In office
1908–1911
Preceded by Robert Richard Hall
Succeeded by John Hampden Burnham
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Peterborough West
In office
1886–1904
Preceded by John Carnegie
Succeeded by Thomas Evans Bradburn
Personal details
Born (1857-05-03)May 3, 1857
Millbrook, Canada West
Died April 19, 1916(1916-04-19) (aged 58)
Political party Liberal
Other political
affiliations		 Ontario Liberal Party
Cabinet Ontario:
Provincial Secretary and Registrar (1899-1904)

James Robert Stratton (May 3, 1857 – April 19, 1916) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1904 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Millbrook, Durham County, Canada West in 1857, the son of James Stratton, an Irish immigrant and later customs collector at Peterborough. He married E.J. Ormond in 1881. Stratton was publisher of the Peterborough Examiner and also sold books, stationery and wallpaper. He served as a member of the Board of Education in Peterborough. Stratton was Provincial Secretary and Registrar from 1899 to 1904. After being elected in 1908, he ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the House of Commons in 1911.

The geographical township of Stratton in Nipissing District was named after him.

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