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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- United States Congress. "Peter W. Strader (id: S000987)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
[edit] 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 legislators
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio