Stanton Warburton

Stanton Warburton (April 13, 1865 – December 24, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Washington.

Stanton Warburton
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byWilliam Wallace McCredie
Succeeded byAlbert Johnson
Personal details
Born(1865-04-13)April 13, 1865
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 24, 1926(1926-12-24) (aged 61)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican

Life

Born in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, Warburton moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled in Cherokee in 1868.

He attended the public schools. He was graduated from Cherokee (Iowa) High School in 1884 and from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1888. He moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1888. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1889, commencing practice in Tacoma. He served as member of the State senate 1896-1904.

Warburton was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress, and afterwards resumed the practice of law in Tacoma, Washington.

He died in Boston, Massachusetts, December 24, 1926, and was interred in Mountain View Burial Park, Tacoma, Washington.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "Stanton Warburton (id: W000124)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William W. McCredie		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 2nd congressional district
1911-1913		 Succeeded by
Albert Johnson
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