Biographical Sketches

David E. Strong

DAVID E. STRONG (Republican), fifty-sixth district.  Representative in 1919.  Born at Rockford, Illinois, 1858, of American parentage.  Attended the public schools of Rockford.  Came to Nebraska in 1878 and in 1879 settled on a farm in Valley county, where he has since been farming.  Member constitutional convention 1919-1920.  Married Florence D. Drake in 1884 and they have three children.  Is a member of the Methodist church and the Odd Fellows.  Address: Ord.

Source: Transcription from the book, Nebraska Blue Book, published in 1922; located on the website, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), accessed 18 January 2026.

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