Editing William Stratton (section)

{{Short description|Governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961}}
{{about||his father, the Illinois Secretary of State|William J. Stratton|other people|William Stratton (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = William G. Stratton
| image               = William G. Stratton (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1955-1956).jpg
| caption = Official portrait of Stratton as governor
| order               = 32nd [[Governor of Illinois]]
| lieutenant          = [[John William Chapman]]
| term_start          = January 12, 1953
| term_end            = January 9, 1961
| predecessor         = [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]]
| successor           = [[Otto Kerner Jr.]]
| office1             = Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]
| term_start1         = June 23, 1957
| term_end1           = May 18, 1958
| predecessor1        = [[Thomas B. Stanley]]
| successor1          = [[LeRoy Collins]]
| office2             = 52nd & 56th [[Illinois Treasurer|Treasurer of Illinois]]
| governor2           = [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]]
| term_start2         = January 8, 1951
| term_end2           = January 12, 1953
| predecessor2        = [[Ora Smith]]
| successor2          = [[Elmer J. Hoffman]]
| governor3           = [[Dwight H. Green]]
| term_start3         = January 11, 1943
| term_end3           = January 8, 1945
| predecessor3        = [[Warren Wright (politician)|Warren Wright]]
| successor3          = [[Conrad F. Becker]]
| state4              = [[Illinois]]
| district4           = {{ushr|IL|AL|at-large}}
| term_start4         = January 3, 1947
| term_end4           = January 3, 1949
| predecessor4        = [[Emily Taft Douglas]]
| successor4          = Constituency abolished
| term_start5         = January 3, 1941
| term_end5           = January 3, 1943
| predecessor5        = [[John C. Martin (Illinois Congressman)|John Martin]]<br>[[Thomas Vernor Smith|Thomas Smith]]
| successor5          = [[Stephen A. Day]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1914|2|26}}
| birth_place         = [[Ingleside, Illinois|Ingleside]], Illinois, U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2001|3|2|1914|2|26}}
| death_place         = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
| restingplace        = [[Rosehill Cemetery]]
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = Shirley Stratton
| education           = [[University of Arizona]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| allegiance          = {{flag|United States|1912}}
| branch              = {{flag|United States Navy}}
| serviceyears        = 1945–1946
| rank                = [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]]
| battles             = [[World War II]]
}}

'''William Grant Stratton''' (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/03/11/william-g-stratton-87-illinois-32nd-governor/|title=William G. Stratton, 87, Illinois' 32nd governor ...|date=March 11, 2001|access-date=June 29, 2011|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/us/william-stratton-illinois-governor-87.html|title=William Stratton; Illinois Governor, 87|date=March 5, 2001|access-date=June 29, 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> was an American politician who served as the [[List of governors of Illinois|32nd governor of Illinois]] from 1953 to 1961.<ref name="il-bb5960">{{cite book |url=http://www.illinoisancestors.org/governors/stratton.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415080107/http://www.illinoisancestors.org/governors/stratton.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |title=Illinois Blue Book 1959–60 |publisher=[[Illinois Secretary of State]] |location=[[Springfield, Illinois]] }}</ref>