Peter Wilson Strader | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Eggleston |
| Succeeded by | Aaron F. Perry |
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| Born | (1818-11-06)November 6, 1818 |
| Died | February 25, 1881(1881-02-25) (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Peter Wilson Strader (November 6, 1818 – February 25, 1881) was an American politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1869 to 1871.
Born inShawnee, New Jersey, Strader moved with his parents toLebanon, Ohio, in 1819.He attended the common schools.He worked in a printing office for three years.He moved toCincinnati, Ohio, in 1835.Connected with the steamboat interests on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers as a clerk and an engineer 1835–1848.He served as general ticket agent of theLittle Miami Railroad 1848–1867.
Strader was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He resumed his former business interests.He moved toAshtabula, Ohio, in 1876, where he died February 25, 1881.He was interred inSpring Grove Cemetery,Cincinnati, Ohio.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 1st congressional district 1869–1871 | Succeeded by |
