True Strong
Full Name: Francis True StrongDate of birth: February 18, 1888
Date of death: February 20, 1941
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 50-1 | Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 | 39th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas |
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House District 50-1
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 Legislatures: 39th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Private, Infantry, ICOTS, 5th Company, 3rd Battalion, dates of service 9/10/1918 to 12/8/1918 (World War I). True Strong, birth date 2/13/1888 in Montague, Texas, death date 2/20/1941, residence in Dallas. FamilySearch. United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
Other Resources
- Obituary and photo, "True Strong, Formerly of Dallas, Dies: Texas Representative in 1925 Succumbs at Hospital in Illinois . . . World War Veteran and Lawyer Passes," 2/22/1941, p. 3. Dallas Morning News.
- Obituary, "Former Resident of Denton Succumbs," 2/22/1941, p. 2. Denton Record-Chronicle.
- Census of 1900 - Francis T. Strong, Montague County, age 12, born February 1888 in Texas, son of Sterling O. and Alice S. Strong.
Census of 1910 - True Strong, Dallas, Dallas County, age 22, born circa 1888 in Texas, collector, son of Sterling P. and Alice S. Strong.
Census of 1920 - True Strong, Dallas, Dallas County, age 32, born circa 1888 in Texas, wife Mary.
True Strong, birth date 2/18/1888 in Texas; death date 2/20/1941 in Proviso, Cook County, Illinois; burial in Dallas. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998 - True Strong, birth date 2/18/1888, death date 2/20/1941, burial in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County. Find a Grave.
- "'Eyes of Texas' for State Song: Dallas Solon Wants 'U' Anthem Adopted", 2/18/1925, p. 10. Port Arthur News.
- "Strong Would Defeat His Own Boxing Measure," 1/29/1925, p. 15. San Antonio Express.
Photographs
- Photograph. True Strong, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
39th R.S. - 1925
Insurance Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair) State Affairs |
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