Preceded by Guy W. Selby Name John C. | Role American Politician | |
Born September 4, 1866
Saginaw, Michigan ( 1866-09-04 ) Political party Socialist Party of America Died December 24, 1947, Genesee County, Michigan, United States Party Socialist Party of America | ||
Succeeded by Charles Stewart Mott | ||
John A. C. Menton (September 4, 1866 – December 24, 1947) was an American politician, the only Socialist mayor of Flint, Michigan (1911–1912). 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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