Farrand Stewart Stranahan

1842–1904 (age 62)

Businessman

Biography

Farrand Stewart Stranahan earned a reputation as a thoughtful businessman whose efforts helped stabilize commerce in his community after the Civil War, providing employment and championing responsible practices. He kept an eye on fairness, believing that sound trade rested on trust and care for the people whose labor made prosperity possible.

He supported civic causes and the charitable impulses of his peers, and today he rests in Greenwood Cemetery, remembered for the dependability he brought to every undertaking.