James V. Stanton

A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 27, 1932. Graduated from Holy Name High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1949. United States Air Force, 1950-1954. A. B. , University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1958. J. D. , Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1961. A. M. P. , Harvard University Business School, Cambridge, Mass. , 1984. Member of the Ohio bar in 1961. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Cleveland, Ohio, city council, 1959-1970, serving as president from 1964 to 1970. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1976, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Resumed the practice of law in Washington, D. C. , 1977-1981. Executive vice president of Delaware North Companies in Buffalo, N. Y. , 1981-1988. Resumed the practice of law in Washington, D. C. , in 1988. Died on May 2, 2022. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.