Greene-Parke County IN Archives Biographies.....Stropes, W. P. 1832 - 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 11, 2006, 4:47 am Author: Goodspeed (1884) W. P. STROPES, deceased, and one of the prominent men of his day, was born in Parke County, Ind., March 21, 1832, and was a son of Adam and Penlope Stropes. In his fifteenth year, he entered the United States service as waiter-boy to his father, who was First Lieutenant in Company E, Second Indiana Volunteers. In 1856, he embarked in merchandising in Bloomfield on his own responsibility, and for thirteen years continued this without interruption. In 1867, he was the Democratic candidate for County Auditor, but was defeated by forty-two votes. In 1873, he became editor and proprietor of the Bloomfield Democrat, and for a number of years conducted this periodical with entire success. In 1874, he was again the Democratic nominee for Auditor, and after a hotly contested canvass was elected by a majority of 115 votes. He was a candidate for re-election in 1878, but suffered defeat by a small majority. Mr. Stropes was an honorable and upright official and citizen, an able editor and a man who enjoyed the respect of his fellow-men, regardless of religious or political faith. He was a stanch Democrat, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. To his marriage with Miss Sarah E. Talbott in 1856, a family of eight children were born. Mr. Stropes departed this life June 9, 1883. Additional Comments: Richland Township Biographies Extracted from: HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/greene/bios/stropes433nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb