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| Keywords: James S. T. Stranahan.png James S T Stranahan An Account of the Dinner by the Hamilton Club to Hon James S T Stranahan December 13 1888 Frontpiece 1888 Author Public domain in the United States Published before January 01 1923 http //books google com/books id ppEBAAAAMAAJ dq James+S +T +Stranahan Notes James S T Stranahan was a well-known and influential resident of Brooklyn New York who significantly shaped the growth of the City of Brooklyn in the second half of the nineteenth century He made a substantial part of his fortune developing the Atlantic Docks of Brooklyn Following the American Civil War he was a significant promoter of the Brooklyn Bridge serving as one of the trustees and the moving political force behind the development of Prospect Park Brooklyn in connection to which he served as President of the Parks Commission from 1860 to 1882 The Hamilton Club of Brooklyn honored Stranahan on December 13 1888; a digital copy of the programme has been deposited in http //books google com/books id ppEBAAAAMAAJ dq James+S +T +Stranahan Google Books This portrait is from the frontpiece of that programme PD-old DEFAULTSORT Stranahan James 1808 births 1898 deaths Politicians of New York New York City in the 1880s Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York Oneida County New York Postmasters Prospect Park Members of the New York Assembly | ||||
