Strode, Jesse B
soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Feb. 18, 1845, in Fulton county, Ill. He was made principal of the graded schools of Abingdon, Ill., which position he continued to occupy for about eight years; and was twice elected mayor and six times councilman of the city of Abingdon. He moved to Plattsmouth, Neb.; was elected district attorney in 1882, and served two terms. He removed to Lincoln in 1887 and practiced law there until November, 1892, when he was elected judge of the district court, which position he resigned in 1895, having been elected a representative to the fiftyfifth congress.