Philip A. Stanton
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1902 | Republican | AD-71 | 1566 | Win |
| 11-08-1904 | Republican | AD-71 | 3166 | Win |
| 11-06-1906 | Republican | AD-71 | 2302 | Win |
| 11-03-1908 | Republican | AD-71 | 3114 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/89645346/phillip-ackley-stanton |
Candidate Biography:
Philip Ackley Stanton
Born: February 4, 1868 in Cleveland, Ohio
Died: 1945 in Seal Beach, CA
1909-1910: Speaker, California State Assembly
1901: Founder, Pacific City (now Huntington Beach, CA)
1910: Proponent, Proposition 33 ("authorizing the city and county of San Francisco to amend its charter in aid of Panama Pacific International Exposition")
1915: Founder, Bay City (now Seal Beach, CA)
- PLACENAME: The City of Stanton in Orange County was first incorporated from 1911-1924, and later from 1956 to the present. The City is named after Speaker Stanton, who assisted in the incorporation of the city.
- LEGISLATION: Author (with Senator Leroy Wright) of the Wright-Stanton Direct Primary bill (1909) which transferred the power of political parties to nominate candidates for partisan office from party nominating conventions to the primary election voters of each party.
Source: California Blue Book (1903)
Source: California Blue Book (1907)
Source: California Blue Book (1909)
Source: Phillip A. Stanton - Wikipedia