About James F. Strange
Lived 1872 – 1926 (aged 54). James F. Strange was a politician and u.S. Army soldier.
James French Strange (February 9, 1872 – September 9, 1926) was a politician, banker and merchant from Maryland. He served as Mayor of Annapolis from 1909 to 1919 and as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1924 to 1925.
Early life James French Strange was born on February 9, 1872, in Annapolis, Maryland, to Caroline M. (née Yewell) and Robert Ellis Strange (1846–1908). He attended schools in Annapolis.
Career Strange worked as a merchant with his father in his contracting business Robert E. Strange & Sons.
Personal life Strange married Julia Maud Higgins on February 9, 1898. They had one son, Robert French (born 1898). They divorced in 1912 and she died in 1919. Strange married Geneva Kiddler on January 2, 1924, in Baltimore.
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American mayor (1872–1926)
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James F. Strange was born on 9 February 1872.
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James F. Strange died on 9 September 1926.
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James F. Strange was a politician and u.S. Army soldier.
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