Wickliffe Stratton

Summary

Wickliffe Stratton (1869–1936)[1] was the fourth Attorney General of Washington from 1901 to 1905.[2] He was a Republican and originally from Wisconsin state. Elected at the age of 30 to be the Attorney General, he had previously served as the South Bend City Attorney and Pacific County Prosecutor. While only in office for a single term his concerns were to preserve and promote the state's power to collect taxes.

Wickliffe Stratton
4th Attorney General of Washington
In office
January 16, 1901 (1901-01-16) – January 11, 1905 (1905-01-11)
GovernorJohn Rankin Rogers
Henry McBride
Preceded byPatrick Henry Winston
Succeeded byJohn Atkinson
Personal details
Born1869 (1869)
Died1936(1936-00-00) (aged 66–67)
Political partyRepublican

Stratton took several of the towns of Washington to court to make sure they collected taxes on liquor sold and reported it to the state. He also successfully challenged the Northern Pacific Railroad and was able to establish that it was not exempt from paying taxes on the land in Washington state.

References edit

  1. ^ "View Record – Washington State Death Records – Wickliffe Buren – Georgina I. Stratton – John B. Stratton – Et Al. – Washington State Digital Archives". digitalarchives.wa.gov. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Legacy Project – HistoryMakers Detail on Wickliffe Stratton". sos.wa.gov. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Patrick Henry Winston
Attorney General of Washington
1901–1905
Succeeded by
John Atkinson