[1] Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Father: William J. Stratton (Illinois Secretary of State for 1929-33)
University: University of Arizona, Tucson (1934)
Illinois State Official Illinois Civil Service Commission (-2001)
Governor of Illinois (12-Jan-1953 to 9-Jan-1961)
Treasurer of Illinois (1943-44 and 1950-52)
US Congressman, Illinois at Large (3-Jan-1941 to 3-Jan-1943)
American Legion
Delta Chi Fraternity
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Lions Club
Shriners
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Traveled to the USSR Jul-1959
Tax Evasion 1965 (acquitted)