Draft:Will A. Strong
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William Allyn Strong (September 14, 1847 - December 11, 1908) was veteran of the Confederate Army, a newspaper editor, and Secretary of State of Louisiana.
He was a Confederate Army veteran and part of a camp of beterans.[1] David Pierson Camp No. 1603 U.C.V. Met at the courthouse January 1, 1909 for a meeting and memorial service for Strong.
He was born in St. Maurice, Louisiana. He served in Company D 2nd Louisiana Cavalry. He served as Secretary of State from the end of the Reconstruction era. He was a Democrat. John McEnery was governor of Louisiana until his removal.[citation needed] He was managing editor of the Southern Sentinel in Winnfield, Louisiana.[2][3]
He was captured at Henderson Hill and held in New Orleans. He became sick with pneumonia and was exchanged in 1964.[4]
He succeeded Emile Honore as Secretary of State of Louisiana. Strong inventories the documents in the office of Secretary of State.[5]
Narried to Namcy nèe Sims Strong and had a passle of children?
He died in Winnfield, Louisiana.