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

He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the New York State Assembly for four years, was District Attorney of Oswego County, and served seven years in the New York Senate. Stranahan resigned from the senate in 1903 after he was appointed Collector of the Port of New York by President Theodore Roosevelt.[1] Illness forced him to resign from the collectorship in 1907.[2][3]

Death

Stranahan died in Winwick, Northamptonshire, England on July 6 1928[4]. 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ Newspaper article, Nevada N. Stranahan named, New York Times, March 21, 1902
  2. ^ Newspaper article, Stranahan May Resign, New York Times, October 8, 1907
  3. ^ Newspaper article, Col. Fowler Sworn In, Wall Street Journal, December 27, 1907
  4. ^ Monumental inscription in Winwick Churchyard
  5. ^ N.N. Stranahan Dead; Ex Port Official Here, New York Times, July 12, 1928, pg. 16.