was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era..
was an American lawyer, politician,...
If you're referring to the the second island in Grand Theft Auto III, it's not a real island, its made up. There is, however, and island called "Staten Island" in NYC.
Stanton is an English name which means "village of stone". There are many villages named Stanton in England, any one of which might have been adopted by the first Stanton as his surname.
The population of Stanton, California on December 21st 2011 is approximately 38,214. (Extrapolated from a 2000 US census population of 37,403 and a population of 38,186 on July 13th 2011.)