William Franklin Strowd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Franklin Strowd
American politician
Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1832
Place of Birth: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 12-Dec-1911
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About William Franklin Strowd
- William Franklin Strowd (December 7, 1832 – December 12, 1911) was a Populist U.S.
- Congressman from North Carolina between 1895 and 1899. Strowd was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1832 and attended local schools.
- A farmer, he was a private in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. 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.
- In 1894, he succeeded, and served two terms in Washington, D.C., in the 53rd and 54th Congresses.
- He did not seek renomination in 1898, and died in 1911 in Chapel Hill, where he is buried.
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