The new 1844 New Jersey State Constitution provided for direct election of a governor for a single three-year term. Stratton ran on the Whig ticket, and campaigned on a platform opposing the powerful railroad interests of the state. The Democratic candidate was Pennsylvania-born John R. Thomson, who was a stockholder in the railroad and a vigorous advocate of internal improvements.[3]
Stratton won, and served as governor from January 21, 1845, to January 17, 1848. After his term he resumed agricultural pursuits. He married Sarah Taggart of Philadelphia in 1854. Because of ill health, he resided in Europe in 1857 and 1858.
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For the dwarf of the same name see General Tom Thumb Charles Creighton Stratton March 6 1796 March 30 1859 was a politician from New Jersey who served in the United States House of Representatives and was later the 15th governor of New Jersey Charles Creighton Stratton15th Governor of New JerseyIn office January 21 1845 January 18 1848Preceded byDaniel HainesSucceeded byDaniel HainesMember of the U S House of Representativesfrom New Jersey s At large districtIn office March 4 1841 March 3 1843Preceded byDaniel B RyallSucceeded byDistrict eliminatedIn office March 4 1837 March 3 1839Preceded byFerdinand S SchenckSucceeded byDaniel B RyallMember of the New Jersey General AssemblyIn office 182118231829Personal detailsBorn 1796 03 06 March 6 1796Swedesboro New JerseyDiedMarch 30 1859 1859 03 30 aged 63 Swedesboro New JerseyPolitical partyWhigSpouseSarah TaggartEducationRutgers CollegeBiography EditHe was born and died in Swedesboro in Gloucester County New Jersey 1 He is interred at Trinity Church Cemetery in Swedesboro 2 He graduated from Rutgers College in 1814 and engaged in agricultural pursuits He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1821 1823 and again in 1829 He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty fifth United States Congress 1837 1839 presented credentials as a Member elect to the Twenty sixth Congress but the House declined to seat him reelected to the Twenty seventh United States Congress 1841 1843 He chose not to run again in 1842 Stratton served as a member of the 1844 Constitutional convention political meeting that created a revised New Jersey State Constitution 1 The new 1844 New Jersey State Constitution provided for direct election of a governor for a single three year term Stratton ran on the Whig ticket and campaigned on a platform opposing the powerful railroad interests of the state The Democratic candidate was Pennsylvania born John R Thomson who was a stockholder in the railroad and a vigorous advocate of internal improvements 3 Stratton won and served as governor from January 21 1845 to January 17 1848 After his term he resumed agricultural pursuits He married Sarah Taggart of Philadelphia in 1854 Because of ill health he resided in Europe in 1857 and 1858 Although he had no children he had two notable nephews Benjamin Franklin Howey was a Republican member of the Forty eighth United States Congress 1883 1885 from the 4th Congressional District Another nephew Thomas Preston Carpenter served as an Associate Justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court His home in Woolwich Township New Jersey the Gov Charles C Stratton House was built in 1791 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29 1973 4 References Edit a b STRATTON Charles Creighton 1796 1859 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved August 25 2013 Find A Grave info for Charles C Stratton Archived March 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine HarpWeek American Political Prints 1766 1876 Medium Image Archived September 29 2007 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Gloucester County Archived October 10 2016 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office October 27 2015 Accessed November 8 2015 External links EditUnited States Congress Charles C Stratton id S000993 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Biographical information of Charles C Stratton New Jersey State Library document is damaged as of July 6 2006 New Jersey Governor Charles Creighton Stratton National Governors AssociationParty political officesPreceded byFirst Whig Nominee for Governor of New Jersey1844 Succeeded byWilliam WrightU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byPhilemon Dickerson Samuel Fowler Thomas Lee James Parker Ferdinand Schureman Schenck William Norton Shinn and William Chetwood on a General ticket Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s at large congressional districtalongside John Bancker Aycrigg William Halstead John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Joseph Fitz Randolph and Thomas Jones Yorke on a General ticketMarch 4 1837 March 3 1839 Succeeded byJoseph Fitz Randolph William Raworth Cooper Philemon Dickerson Joseph Kille Daniel Bailey Ryall and Peter Dumont Vroom on a General ticketPreceded byJoseph Fitz Randolph William Raworth Cooper Philemon Dickerson Joseph Kille Daniel Bailey Ryall and Peter Dumont Vroom on a General ticket Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s at large congressional districtalongside John Bancker Aycrigg William Halstead John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Joseph Fitz Randolph and Thomas Jones Yorke on a General ticketMarch 4 1841 March 3 1843 Succeeded byLucius Q C Elmer George Sykes Isaac G Farlee Littleton Kirkpatrick William Wright in separate districtsPolitical officesPreceded byDaniel Haines Governor of New JerseyJanuary 21 1845 January 18 1848 Succeeded byDaniel Haines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles C 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