James S. T. Stranahan
James Samuel Thomas Stranahan | |
|---|---|
2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Cumming |
| Succeeded by | George Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1808 Saratoga Springs, New York |
| Political party | Opposition |
| Spouse(s) |
Marrianne Fitch
(m. 1837–1866)Clara Cornelia Harrison |
| Children | Fitch J. Stranahan[1] Mary Stranahan Croxton |
| Occupation | Shipping, Urban Development, Investment |
James Samuel Thomas Stranahan (April 25, 1808 – September 3, 1898) was a
City of Brooklyn
.
Early years
Born in
Cazenovia Seminary. He founded the town of Florence in Oneida County in 1832 and engaged in the lumber business. He was postmaster of Florence and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1838. He moved to Newark, New Jersey
, in 1840 and engaged in building railroads.
Politics
In 1844, Stranahan moved to
1888, and was the president of the Brooklyn Park Commission from 1860 to 1882, where he was instrumental in securing funding and political support for Brooklyn's Prospect Park.[4] For his work in this regard, he became known as the "Baron Haussman of Brooklyn," a not-always-complimentary reference to the man who famously altered Paris's urban fabric.[5] Stranahan was a trustee of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company, serving as its President in 1885[4] and presided at its dedication on May 24, 1883.[4] In the 1890s, Stranahan promoted the consolidation of City of Brooklyn into a Greater New York and was an active member in the Commission that framed the first charter for the City of Greater New York.[2]
Death
Stranahan died at his summer home in
Saratoga Springs in 1898; interment was in Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn.
References
- ^ "F. J. Stranahan's Death". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1896. p. 4, col. 3. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Mr. Stranahan Dead". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 3, 1898. p. 1, col 1; p. 2, cols 4–6.
- ^ "For A Statue; In Honor of James S. T. Stranahan". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 15, 1890. p. 6, col. 3. Retrieved May 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn Bridge 50th Anniversary Celebration". Archived from the original on March 13, 2007.
- ISBN 978-1-60354-055-1. (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City.)
External links
- United States Congress. "James S. T. Stranahan (id: S000990)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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