Wickliffe Stratton

Wickliffe Stratton (1869–1936)^[1] was the fourth Attorney General of Washington from 1901 to 1905.^[2] He was a Republican and originally from Wisconsin state. Elected at the age of 30 to be the Attorney General, he had previously served as the South Bend City Attorney and Pacific County Prosecutor. While only in office for a single term his concerns were to preserve and promote the state's power to collect taxes.

Wickliffe Stratton
4th Attorney General of Washington
In office January 16, 1901 (1901-01-16) – January 11, 1905 (1905-01-11)
Governor	John Rankin Rogers Henry McBride
Preceded by	Patrick Henry Winston[broken anchor]
Succeeded by	John Atkinson
Personal details
Born	1869 (1869)
Died	1936(1936-00-00) (aged 66–67)
Political party	Republican

Stratton took several of the towns of Washington to court to make sure they collected taxes on liquor sold and reported it to the state. He also successfully challenged the Northern Pacific Railroad and was able to establish that it was not exempt from paying taxes on the land in Washington state.