Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	33-9	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-9	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-9	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-9	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Funeral Scheduled for James Stroud," 10/9/1980, p. 50A. "After 15 years with the census bureau, Stroud retired to run for Texas House of Representatives. As a 4-term representative, he served as chairman of the elections committee and worked to introduce electronic voting to the state in 1969." Dallas Morning News.
James William Stroud, Sr., death date 10/7/1980. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

Photograph. James W. Stroud, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James W. Stroud, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James W. Stroud, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James W. Stroud, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Business and Marketing Affairs Common Carriers Elections (Chair) Labor Parks and Wildlife
61st R.S. - 1969 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Election Code (Chair) Elections (Chair) Highways and Roads House Office Parks and Wildlife
60th R.S. - 1967 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Election Code (Chair) Highways and Roads House Office Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Representation Before the Legislature
59th R.S. - 1965 Claims and Accounts Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Highways and Roads Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Voting Machines

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