Background
Stratton, John was born on August 19, 1769 in near Eastville, Virginia, United States.
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Stratton, John was born on August 19, 1769 in near Eastville, Virginia, United States.
Born at "Old Castle" near Eastville, Virginia, Stratton attended the common schools as a child.
He studied law and was admitted to the Barometer He died in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 10, 1804, and was interred there in Saint Paul"s Episcopal Churchyard.
He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1789 to 1792 and was later elected as a Federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1800, serving from 1801 to 1803.