St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-20
STATE NEWS.
Col. Stranahan Dead.

Hon. F. S. Stranahan, former lieutenant
governor of Vermont and prominent in
business and social affairs. died Wednes-
day at his home in St. Adams of cirrhosis
of the liver after long illness. Colonel
Stranahan has been seriously i'll for a
year or more, and for the last few months
has been steadily failing.
Farrand Stewart Stranahan was born
in New York city on February 8, 1912.
He received his education in the public
schools of the metropolis, coming to Yer
mont in 1859. He entered the employ of
the Central Vermont railroad, of which
he was made paymaster in 1865. He
associated himself with the National Car
company in 1871, being elected treas urer
of that institution, which position he
held at the time of his death. Upon the
organization OF the Weldon National bank
in 1886, he was elected cashier, and in
1892 was made vice president. Mr.. Stran-
ahan was director of the Weldon Ma
tional bank. the Peoples Trust company,
the Franklin County Creamery associa-
ton, the St. Adams Furniture factory,
the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain rail-
road, and was vice-president and a d.
rector of the Missisquoi Valley railroad.
| MIR. S.ranahan was a staunch republican
| in politics and was actively interested in
all matters pertaining to the advance
| ment and welfare of the party's interests.
Mr.. Stranahan served as trustee of the
| village of St. Adams for several years.
| and in 1884 represented his town in the
| House OF Representatives. In 1888 he
| was elected senat or from Franklin county.
| In 1892 he was elected lieutenant-gov-
ernor on the ticket with Levi K. Fuller
| of Brattleboro.
Governor Stranahan had a brilliant
| and envlable war record. He enlisted in
| Co. L, LIST Vermont cavalry, in August.
1862, and was successfully promoted
| from the ranks to be first lieutenant of
his company. He took part in all the
battles in which his regiment participated
| until 1864, when he was appointed an
aide-de camp on the staff of Gen. George
| A. Custer. He served in every engage
ment in which that brilliant commander
| took part until September. 1864, when
he received an honorable discharge and
| returned to his home in St. Adams.
| Governor Stranahan was deeply inter
| ested in practical church work and was a
member of long standing of the First
| Congregational church of St. Adams. of
| which church he has been a deacon for
| the past few years.
| Governor Stranahan was married on
August 26, 1862, to Miss Miranda Adds,
| daughter of the Hon. Lawrence and
Fidelia (Gadcomb) Brainerd, who sur
wives him, together with a son, Colonel
Farrand S. Stranahan of Saratoga, N Y,
and brother, John c. Stranahan, cashier
of the Weldon National bank.
Body of H. n. KingsIey Found.
| The mystery of the disappearance OF
Henry B. Kingsley, So, OF Rutland on
| November II last, was partially solved
Wednesday. when the decomposed body
was found floating in the Harlem river,
opposite 18th street. It was identified
by rings, baggage che cks, watch and
various other articles. The theory that
Kingsley was robbed is destroyed by the
finding IN his pockets of valuable jewelry
and his wallet containing 500.
Mr.. Kingsley went to New York No
vember Ia from Pelham Manor, n. Y.
where he had been visiting his cousin