Stanton C. Pemberton
Stanton Clayborn Pemberton (July 9, 1858– May 25, 1944) was an American politician and businessman.
Biography
[edit]Pemberton was born near Oakland, Illinois. He was involved with the lumber and coal business in Oakland, Illinois. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1897 until 1913/ Pemberton was a Republican. He died at the Paris Hospital in Paris, Illinois after suffering a stroke. The Pemberton Hall at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois was named after Pemberton who was able to get the appropriation approved for the resident hall.[1][2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1911-1912,' Biographical Sketch of Stanton C. Pemberton, pg. 222-223
- ^ 'Former State Senator Dies,' The Mattoon Gazette (Illinois), May 25, 1944, pg. 12
- ^ Eastern Illinois University Housing-Pemberton Hall