Anton D. Strouf

Anton D. Strouf (November 19, 1884 – August 27, 1940) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Montana Senate.

Anton Strouf
Member of the Montana Senate
In office
1920
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
for Manitowoc County
In office
1910
Personal details
BornNovember 19, 1884
Kossuth, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 1940 (aged 55)
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materManitowoc Normal School
University of Chicago (JD)

Early life and education

Born in the town of Kossuth, Wisconsin, Strouf graduated from the Manitowoc County Rural Normal School. Strouf graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin. Strouf also took postgraduate courses at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1]

Career

Strouf began his career as an educator. Strouf then served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1920. After earning his J.D. degree, Strouf practiced law in Great Falls, Montana and served as a member of the Montana State Senate in 1920, but resigned shortly after and sold his law practice. In 1921, Strouf returned to Manitowoc, Wisconsin and continued to practice law.

Death

In 1940, Strouf committed suicide at a hotel in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[2][3][4]

Notes
  1. Quaife, Milo Milton (1924). Wisconsin, Its History and Its People, 1634-1924. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
  2. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1911,' Biographical Sketch of Anton D. Strouf, pg. 767
  3. 'Anton Strouf Candidate, Is Kossuth Man,' Manitowoc Herald Times, March 21, 1935, pg. 2
  4. 'Well Known Attorney Shoots Self to Death,' Manitowoc Herald Times, August 27, 1940, pg. 1, 3


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