William F. Strowd

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William F. Strowd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byBenjamin H. Bunn
Succeeded byJohn W. Atwater
Personal details
Born
William Franklin Strowd

(1832-12-07)December 7, 1832
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
DiedDecember 12, 1911(1911-12-12) (aged 79)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationFarmer

William Franklin Strowd (December 7, 1832 – December 12, 1911) was an American farmer and Confederate American Civil War veteran who served two terms as a Populist U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1895 and 1899.

Biography[edit]

Strowd was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1832 and attended local schools.

Civil War[edit]

A farmer, he was a private in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Career[edit]

Strowd was a member of the North Carolina Constitution Convention of 1875. In 1892, he unsuccessfully sought election as a Populist to the U.S. House.

Congress[edit]

In 1894, he succeeded, and served two terms in Washington, D.C., in the 54th and 55th Congresses.

Later career and death[edit]

He did not seek renomination in 1898, and died in 1911 in Chapel Hill, where he is buried.

References[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district

1895–1899
Succeeded by