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Nevada Stranahan

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 RooseveltasCollector 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  • New York State Assembly
    Preceded by

    S. Mortimer Coon

    New York State Assembly
    Oswego County, 1st District

    1890–1892
    Succeeded by

    Danforth E. Ainsworth

    New York State Senate
    Preceded by

    new district

    New York State Senate
    37th District

    1896–1902
    Succeeded by

    Francis H. Gates

    Government offices
    Preceded by

    George R. Bidwell

    Collector of the Port of New York
    1902–1907
    Succeeded by

    Henry C. Stuart
    Acting


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