Background
Strode was the son of Sir John Strode who was Member of Parliament for Bridport. In 1642 he succeeded his father and was a royalist commissioner in the Civil War.
Strode was the son of Sir John Strode who was Member of Parliament for Bridport. In 1642 he succeeded his father and was a royalist commissioner in the Civil War.
He held various official offices during the Protectorate and was knighted by Oliver Cromwell. He was knighted by King Charles II in 1662. He had a private education.
He compounded for his estate valued at £633 p.a.
In 1652 he was commissioner for assessment and appointed Justice of the Peace for Dorset but he was removed again soon after. By 1657 he was commissioner for assessment again and served as Sheriff of Dorset from 1657 to November 1660.
He was knighted by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell in 1658. He was commissioner for assessment from January 1660 to his death, became a freeman of Lyme Regis in May 1660 and was appointed Justice of the Peace for Dorset in July 1660 until his death.
He was knighted in April or May 1662.
He became a freeman of Poole and commissioner for foreshore in Dorset in 1662. He was commissioner for corporations from 1662 to 1663 and was Deputy Lieutenant from 1663 to his death. In 1665 he was commissioner for pressing seamen and in 1675 was commissioner for recusants.
Strode died at the age of about 55.
Strode was the brother of Sir George Strode.
Cavalier Parliament]
After the Restoration he was a member of the Cavalier Parliament. In 1661, he was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in the Cavalier Parliament.