Nevada Northrop Stranahan (February 27, 1861 – July 6, 1928) was aCollector of the Port of New York who was born inOswego County, New York.
He studied law atColumbia Law School and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of theNew York State Assembly (Oswego Co., 1st D.) in1890,1891 and1892; and was District Attorney of Oswego County.[1]
He was a member of theNew York State Senate representing the 37th District from 1896 to 1902, sitting in the119th,120th,121st,122nd,123rd,124th and125th New York State Legislatures. In March 1902, he was appointed by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt asCollector 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]
Aprivate act of the58th United States Congress in March 1904, indemnified Stranahan, and his two predecessors as Collector of customs for the district and port of New YorkJames T. Kilbreth andGeorge 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.
Stranahan died inWinwick,Northamptonshire, England on July 6, 1928.[6] 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, ofNew York City.[7]
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Oswego County, 1st District 1890–1892 | Succeeded by |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by new district | New York State Senate 37th District 1896–1902 | Succeeded by |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Collector of the Port of New York 1902–1907 | Succeeded by Henry C. Stuart Acting |