Stanton Clayborn Pemberton (July 9, 1858– May 25, 1944) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

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

  1. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1911-1912,' Biographical Sketch of Stanton C. Pemberton, pg. 222-223
  2. ↑ 'Former State Senator Dies,' The Mattoon Gazette (Illinois), May 25, 1944, pg. 12
  3. ↑ Eastern Illinois University Housing-Pemberton Hall
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