Nevada N. Stranahan
Nevada N. Stranahan | |
|---|---|
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| Collector of the Port of New York | |
| In office 1902–1907 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | George R. Bidwell |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Stuart (Acting) |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 37th district | |
| In office 1896–1902 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Francis H. Gates |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Oswego County, New York district | |
| In office 1890–1892 | |
| Preceded by | S. Mortimer Coon |
| Succeeded by | Danforth E. Ainsworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1861 |
| Died | July 6, 1928 (aged 67) Winwick, Northamptonshire, England |
| Party | Republican party |
| Alma mater | Columbia Law School |
Nevada Northrop 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]
A private act of the 58th United States Congress in March 1904, compensated Stranahan, and his two predecessors James T. Kilbreth and George R. Bidwell for the losses through embezzlement by Byram W. Winters, a customs service clerk.[5] Stranahan received a refund in the sum of $8,821.44 from the federal government, having personally settled the entire amount of the fraud.
Death
[edit]Stranahan died in Winwick, Northamptonshire, England on July 6, 1928.[6] His wife Elsie died 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, Cora Stranahan Woodward, of New York City.[7]
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
- ↑ "Custom House Clerk Held". New York Times. February 8, 1903. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ↑ Monumental inscription in Winwick Churchyard
- ↑ N.N. Stranahan Dead; Ex Port Official Here, New York Times, July 12, 1928, pg. 16.
- Republican Party New York (state) state senators
- People from Oswego County, New York
- 1861 births
- 1928 deaths
- Collectors of the Port of New York
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Oswego County district attorneys
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
