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M. Stroud

Mark Stroud

Full Name: Mark Stroud
Other surnames: Strond
Date of birth: January 31, 1812
Date of death: December 5, 1888

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 13 Aug 8, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 11th (1) (2)     Henderson / Rusk   Rusk
H 22 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 5th     Henderson / Rusk   Rusk

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Mark Strond, District 13, Rusk. Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Not present at organization of the House on 8/6/1866. Mark Stroud sworn 8/8/1866, p. 10. House Journal. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
11th (1) (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district:
Rusk

Legislatures:
5th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district:
Rusk

Terms of service notes


(1) Mark Strond, District 13, Rusk. Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Not present at organization of the House on 8/6/1866. Mark Stroud sworn 8/8/1866, p. 10. House Journal. ↩

Biographical Information

  • 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Mark Stroud, age 42, native state Alabama, emigrated from Alabama in 1839, farmer, postoffice Henderson, Rusk County. House Journal.

  • STROUD, MARK (1812-1888). Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Mentioned in biographical sketch of son Alpheus D. Stroud, M.D., Volume IV, pp. 1992-1993. Mark Stroud, born January 1812 in Walton County, Georgia; died December 1888 in Rusk, Texas. "Prior to the outbreak of the war between the states he was a member of the lower house of the state legislature, and always aided and abetted in the success of the democratic party." A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

  • Mark Stroud, birth date 1/31/1812, death date 12/5/1888, burial in Old Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Find a Grave.

  • Photograph. M. Stroud, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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