John A. C. Menton
Politician
1866 – 1947
Who was John A. C. Menton?
John A. C. Menton was an American politician, the only Socialist mayor of Flint, Michigan. Menton was not only a member of the Socialist Party of America, he was also secretary-treasurer of the Central Labor Council and president of the local cigarmakers union, one of the largest in the city. In 1906 and 1910 he ran unsuccessfully as a Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 6th District.
Due to a coalition of the Democratic Party, Republican Party, General Motors Corporation and Charles S. Mott in the so-called Independent Citizen's Party, Menton was decisively defeated in the 1912 election, never to serve again.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1866
Saginaw - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 24, 1947
Genesee County
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on July 23, 2013
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