Nevada N. Stranahan (February 27, 1861 – July 6, 1928) was a Collector of the Port of New York who was born in Oswego County, New York.
Career edit
He studied law at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Co., 1st D.) in 1890, 1891 and 1892; and was District Attorney of Oswego County.[1]
He was a member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th District from 1896 to 1902, sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th and 125th New York State Legislatures. In March 1902, he was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as Collector of the Port of New York, and resigned his seat in the Senate.[2] Illness forced him to resign the collectorship in 1907.[3][4]
Death edit
Stranahan died in Winwick, Northamptonshire, England on July 6, 1928.[5] His wife Elsie predeceased him in 1922. Afterward he lived in Winwick with his daughter Louise, the wife of Major Henry Torrens. He was survived by his daughter and a sister, Mrs. Cora Stranahan Woodward, of New York City.[6]
References edit
- ^ Prominent and progressive Americans: an encyclopædia of contemporaneous biography. Vol. 2. New York Tribune. 1904. p. 214.
- ^ Newspaper article, Nevada N. Stranahan named, New York Times, March 21, 1902
- ^ Newspaper article, Stranahan May Resign, New York Times, October 8, 1907
- ^ Newspaper article, Col. Fowler Sworn In, Wall Street Journal, December 27, 1907
- ^ Monumental inscription in Winwick Churchyard
- ^ N.N. Stranahan Dead; Ex Port Official Here, New York Times, July 12, 1928, pg. 16.