William A. 'Bill' Stroman

Full Name: William Augustus "Bill" Stroman
Date of birth: March 16, 1890
Date of death: March 20, 1984

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	92	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Tom Green
H	92	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Tom Green
H	92	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Tom Green
H	92	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Tom Green
H	91	Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

(1) Lawyer, rancher. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) William A. Stroman, in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Ralph E. Blount, resigned 9/26/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Member card reflects beginning date of 11/13/1951. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(4) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 92
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Tom Green

House District 92
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Tom Green

House District 92
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Tom Green

House District 92
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Tom Green

House District 91
Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, September 1984, p. 1023. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch and portrait, William Augustus Stroman, Volume 2, pp. 414-416. Tom Green County: Chronicles of Our Heritage, 2003.

Military Service Notes

William August Stroman, birth date 3/16/1890 in Belmont, Texas; home address in Rocksprings, Texas; proprietor confectionery; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Edwards County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
William Augustus Stroman, birth date 3/16/1890 in Gonzales, Texas; residence in San Angelo, Tom Green County; draft registration 4/27/1942 in San Angelo, Tom Green County. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
Quartermaster Corps, World War I, stationed at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Cody. Memorial, September 1984, p. 1023. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

William Augustus Stroman, marriage to Elsie Nora Cloudt on 6/16/1915 in Kerr County.
Census of 1940 - William A. Stroman, San Angelo, Tom Green County, age 50, lawyer, wife Elsie Stroman. FamilySearch. 1940 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Obituary and photo, "Local Rancher, Ex-Legislator 'Bill' Stroman Dies at Age 94," 3/21/1984, p. 14A. San Angelo Standard-Times.

Photographs

Photograph. W.A. Stroman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.A. "Bill" Stroman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. W.A. Stroman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.A. Stroman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.A. Stroman, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Public Health
55th R.S. - 1957 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Game and Fisheries Livestock and Stock Raising
54th R.S. - 1955 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
53rd R.S. - 1953 Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries (Vice Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills Poet Laureate Selection, Special School Districts

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