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.

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

Biography

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

Civil War

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

Career

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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

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

Later career and death

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

References

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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