Peter W. Strader

Peter Wilson Strader
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	(1818-11-06)November 6, 1818 New Jersey
Died	Ashtabula, Ohio
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Peter Wilson Strader (November 6, 1818 – February 25, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

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.

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. 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

• Peter W. Strader at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Peter W. Strader at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Benjamin Eggleston	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1869–1871	Succeeded by Aaron F. Perry