article_title religion
worthy s. streator
 christian church -lrb- disciples of christ -rrb-
worthy s. streator

worthy stevens streator -lrb- october 16 , 1816 -- march 6 , 1902 -rrb- was an american physician , railroad developer , industrialist and entrepreneur after whom the city of streator , illinois is named .
he was instrumental in the creation of the atlantic and great western railway in ohio , was president of the baltimore and ohio railroad -lrb- b&o -rrb- and financed the first large-scale coal mine operation in northern illinois in 1866 .
he served as an ohio state senator in 1869 , and was the first mayor of east cleveland , ohio .
he was an influential in the development of many civic institutions in his home city of cleveland , ohio .
he co-founded the `` christian standard '' magazine , he was an original endower of case institute of technology and was a principal in the creation of the james a. garfield monument ; the first true mausoleum created in the united states in honor of president james a. garfield .
he was a pallbearer at president garfield 's funeral in 1881 .
