Peter W. Strader
Peter Wilson Strader | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Eggleston |
Succeeded by | Aaron F. Perry |
Personal details | |
Born | New Jersey | November 6, 1818
Died | February 25, 1881 Ashtabula, Ohio | (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 a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1869 to 1871.
Biography
Born in Shawnee, New Jersey, Strader moved with his parents to Lebanon, Ohio, in 1819. He attended the common schools. He worked in a printing office for three years. He moved to Cincinnati, 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 the Little Miami Railroad 1848–1867.
Congress
Strader was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
Later career and death
He resumed his former business interests. He moved to Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1876, where he died February 25, 1881. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Peter W. Strader (id: S000987)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1818 births
- 1881 deaths
- People from Lebanon, Ohio
- Politicians from Ashtabula, Ohio
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Politicians from Cincinnati
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century American politicians
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio