Thomas Strahan

Thomas Strahan
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1884
13th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office
1883–1884
Preceded bySamuel P. Tenney
Succeeded byEugene F. Endicott
President of the
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Common Council
In office
1882–1883
Member of the
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Common Council
In office
1880–1883
Personal details
Born(1847-05-10)May 10, 1847
Stirling, Scotland
DiedDecember 19, 1910(1910-12-19) (aged 63)
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Esther Lawrence
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(m. 1867)​
Residence(s)1025 Beacon st, Brookline, Massachusetts
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
ProfessionWallpaper manufacturer

Thomas Strahan (May 10, 1847 – December 19, 1910) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as the thirteenth Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts and in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Biography

Thomas Straham was born in Stirling, Scotland on May 10, 1847. He was educated at the Cotting Academy in Arlington, Virginia, and at Phillips Exeter Academy.[1]

He married Esther Lawrence on November 28, 1867, and they had six children.[1]

A Republican, he served on the Common Council of Chelsea, Massachusetts from 1880 to 1883, and was its president in the latter year. He was elected Chelsea's mayor in 1883, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1884.[1]

He died in Brookline, Massachusetts on December 19, 1910.[2][3]

Thomas Strahan Company

Strahan formed the Thomas Strahan Company in 1866. Thomas Strahan is one of the oldest wallpaper companies in America.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Quinn, Thomas C. (ed.). Massachusetts of To-Day: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. p. 382. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Ex-Mayor Thomas Strahan is Dead; Was Chief Executive of Chelsea Two Years. III Since Big Fire in That City- Manufacturer of Wall Paper". Boston Daily Globe. December 20, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Thomas Strahan Passes Away". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, MA. December 20, 1910. p. 7.
Political offices
Preceded by
Samuel P. Tenney
 13th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
1883-1884 		Succeeded by