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Light Opera and Musical Comedy in America (1900); Celebrated Comedians of Light Opera and Musical Comedy in America (1900), and Players and Plays of the Last Quarter Century (1902), besides many magazine articles.

5TRANQE, Robert, senator, was born in Vir- ginia, Sept. 20, 1796. He \vas educated at Hampden-Sidnej' college; was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Fayetteville, N.C. He was a member of the liouse of commons of the state, 1822-23 and 1826; judge of the superior court of North Carolina, 1826-36, and was a Democratic U.S. senator from North Carolina, elected to complete the term of AVillie P. Man- gum, resigned, taking his seat, Dec. 15, 1836. Like his predecessor, however, he resigned in 1840, under instruction of the legislature, not being able to conform to the same, and was suc- ceeded by William A. Graham. He resumed practice in Fayetteville, and was afterward ap- pointed solicitor for the fifth judicial district of North Carolina. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Rutgers college, N.J., in 1840, and is the author of: EonegusM, or The Cherokee Chief, a novel. He died in Fayetteville, N.C, Feb.' 10, 1854.

STRATEMEYER, Edward, author, was born in Elizabeth, N.J., Oct. 4, 1802; son of Henry J. and Anna (Seigel) Stratemeyer. He attended high school and the private academy at Elizabeth, N.J.; became a contributor to juvenile periodi- cals, and was married, March 25, 1891, to Magda- lene Baker, daughter of Silas and Harriet (Baker) Van Camp, of Newark, N.J., making his home in Newark. He edited Good Neii's, 1893-94; Young People of America, 1895, and Bright Days, 1896. He was elected a member of the New Jersey His- torical society. He is the author of: Bound to Succeed Series (3 vols., 1895-99); Old Glory Series (6 vols., 1898-1900); the Colonial Series {3 \ols., 1900-1903); American Boy's Life of William Mc- Kinley (1901); and Pan-American Series (3 vols., 1901-1903).

STRATTON, Charles C, governor of New Jersej% was born at Swedenboro, N.J., in 1796. He was liberally educated, and was a representa- tive in the state legislature for several terms. He was a Whig representative from New Jersey in the 25th congress, 1837-39; was re-elected to the 26th congress, with four other Whig represen- tatives from the state, and they all received their credentials, bearing the broad seal of New Jersey, but were not admitted. He was a repre- sentative in the 27th congress, 1841-43; a member of the constitutional convention of 1844, and was governor of New Jersey, 1844-48. He devoted himself to agricultural pursuits at his farm in Gloucester county, near Swedenboi'o, where he died, March 30, 1859.

STRAUS, Oscar Solomon, diplomat, was born at Otterberg, Rhenish Bavaria, Dec. 23, 1850; son of Eazarus and Sara Straus. He came to America with his parents in 1854, settling in Talbottou, Ga., and in 1865 removed to New York. He was graduated at Columbia, A.B., 1871, A.M., 1874, LL.B., 1873; practised law until 1881, and then engaged in mercantile life. He was married, 1882, to Sarah, daughter of Louis and Hannah (Seller) Lavanburg of New York city. He was U.S. minister to Turkey, under President Cleveland, 1887-89, and under Pres- idents McKinley and Roosevelt, 1898-1901. He received the degree of L.H.D. from Brown, 1895, that of LL.D. from Washington and Lee in 1896, and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1900. He was president of the New York board of trade and transportation; president of the Amer- ican Social Science association, and a member of the permanent court of Arbitration at the Hague, appointed, 1902, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of President Harrison. He is the author of: The Origin of Republic Form of Government in the United States (1886); Roger Williams, the Pioneer of Religious Liberty (1894); Tlie Development of Religious Liberty in the United States (1896); Reform in the Considar Service (1900); United States Doctrine of Citizen- ship (1901); Our Diplomacy icith Reference to our Foreign Service (1902).

STREET, Alfred Billings, poet, was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dec. 18,1811; son of Randall S. Street. He attended the Dutchess county acad- emy, later studying law with his father at Monticello, N.Y., and removed to Albany in 1839, and in 1848 was made state librarian, a position held until his death. His poems were all well received by the critics. He is the author of: Tlie Burning of Schenectady and other Poems (1842); Draivings and Tintings (1844); Fugitive Poems (1846); Frontinac (1850); Woods and Waters or the Saranacs and the Racket (1860); A Digest of Taxation in the United States (1863); Collected Poems (2 vols., 1866); The Lidian Pass (1869). He died at Albany, N.Y., June 2, 1881.

STREIGHT, Abdel D., soldier, was born in Wheeler, NY"., June 17, t829. He was appren- ticed to the carpenter's trade when verj' young, and later became a book-publisher. He removed to Cincinnati in 1858, and subsequently to In- dianapolis. In 1861 he was commissioned colonel, 51st Indiana volunteers, and attached to the Army of the Cumberland. On April 21. 1863. he was sent by General Rosecrans, with 1700 cavalry troops, down the Tennessee river to Eastport, Miss., and overland to Blountsville, Ala., his ob- jective being Rome. Ga., but at Cedar Bluffs. Ala., he was defeated by General Forrest, and with 1300 men was captured and sent to Richmond,