Aubrey E. Strode | |
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| Member of the
Virginia Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 12, 1916 – January 14, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Bland Massie |
| Succeeded by | J. Belmont Woodson |
| In office January 10, 1906 – January 10, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Bland Massie |
| Succeeded by | Bland Massie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aubrey Ellis Strode October 2, 1873 Amherst, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1946 (aged 72) Amherst, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rebekah Davies Brown Louisa Dexter Hubbard |
| Alma mater |
University of Mississippi University of Virginia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 
United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | J.A.G. Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Aubrey Ellis Strode (October 2, 1873 – May 17, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 19th district. [1] [2] He was a strong advocate for Jim Crow laws. [3] Strode authored Virginia's sterilization law ( Racial Integrity Act of 1924). [4] Strode wrote the Virginia Law Review in 1925 for sterilization. [5] Strode also represented the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded in its court case for forced sterilizations of people identified as morons ( feebleminded) based on eugenics arguments. Strode argued the test case for the forced Sterilization of Carrie Buck before the U.S. Supreme Court. Buck's attorney was a friend of Strode's since childhood, Irving Whitehead, who had also served on the Colony's board. [4]
References
- ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Dodson, E. Griffith (1939). The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Adam Cohen (7 March 2017). Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-0-14-310999-0.
- ^ a b DenHoed, Andrea (April 27, 2016). "The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Sterilization for Defectives, 11 Virginia Law Review 296 (1925).
External links
- Aubrey E. Strode at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
- Aubrey E. Strode at Find a Grave
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Aubrey E. Strode | |
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| Member of the
Virginia Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 12, 1916 – January 14, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Bland Massie |
| Succeeded by | J. Belmont Woodson |
| In office January 10, 1906 – January 10, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Bland Massie |
| Succeeded by | Bland Massie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aubrey Ellis Strode October 2, 1873 Amherst, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1946 (aged 72) Amherst, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rebekah Davies Brown Louisa Dexter Hubbard |
| Alma mater |
University of Mississippi University of Virginia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | J.A.G. Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Aubrey Ellis Strode (October 2, 1873 – May 17, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 19th district. [1] [2] He was a strong advocate for Jim Crow laws. [3] Strode authored Virginia's sterilization law ( Racial Integrity Act of 1924). [4] Strode wrote the Virginia Law Review in 1925 for sterilization. [5] Strode also represented the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded in its court case for forced sterilizations of people identified as morons ( feebleminded) based on eugenics arguments. Strode argued the test case for the forced Sterilization of Carrie Buck before the U.S. Supreme Court. Buck's attorney was a friend of Strode's since childhood, Irving Whitehead, who had also served on the Colony's board. [4]
References
- ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Dodson, E. Griffith (1939). The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Adam Cohen (7 March 2017). Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-0-14-310999-0.
- ^ a b DenHoed, Andrea (April 27, 2016). "The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Sterilization for Defectives, 11 Virginia Law Review 296 (1925).
External links
- Aubrey E. Strode at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
- Aubrey E. Strode at Find a Grave
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