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RESOLUTION NO. m..
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
CALIFORNIA IN CO~IEl10RATION OF THE PA~S-
ING AV1AY O~ PHILIP A. STANTON ON SEPTEMBER
7, 1945.
Whereas, PHILIP A. STANTON of Seal Beach, California,
\ passed away on September 7, 1945; and
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Whereas, Mr. Stanton Vias born at Cleveland, Ohio,
on February 4, 1868, and came to the State of California in the
year 1887; and
Whereas, more than thirty years ago Mr. Stanton founded
the City of Seal Beach and has resided in our City ever since that
time; and
Whereas, Mr. Stanton, during his lifetime, became one
of the best known citizens of the State of California; and
Whereas, during his long and active life Mr. Stanton
had served as a member of the State Assembly during the years
1903 to 1909, and was Speaker for four terms of office, and was
responsible for the passa-ge .of many important laws now upon the
Statutes of the State of California; and
Whereas, Mr. Stanton was well-known throughout not
only the State of California but the entire United 5tates and
at one time was a member of the Republican National Committee,
and was a candidate for Governor of the State of California;
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Whereas, Mr. Stanton was connected with various
business enterprises as an official and was president of the
Bayside Land Company, the Benedict Water Company, the Ord Land
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Company and the Stanton City Improvement Company:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council
of the City of Seal Beach, in order to commemorate the memory of
the late PHILIP A. STANTON, founder of the City of Seal Beach
and. prominent national, state and local citizen, di~ect and re-
quest the City Clerk to spread this resolution on the Official
Records of the City of Seal Beach in order that the memory of
this beloved and honored citizen may be perpetuated, and that
copies thereof be sent to Mrs. Philip A. Stanton of Seal Beach,
California, and to the relatives of tX. Stanton, as an expres-
sion of sympathy.
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Mayor of th ty of Seal
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
County of Orange, ) ss.
City of Seal Beach. )
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 17th day of September, 1945, by the
following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Councilmen S#"II~E~/EE".JBQT/.fIfJ S'/lt/~E~T ,TIIEC/t"EL.
NOES: Councilmen J\I~Af~
ABSENT: Councilmen He-He
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