Douglas Stenstrom | |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1921 |
Birth Place: | Sanford, Florida, U.S. |
State Senate: | Florida |
District: | 37th |
Termstart: | 1955 |
Termend: | 1960 |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | University of Florida |
Douglas Stenstrom (September 5, 1921 - June 23, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer.
Born in Sanford, Florida, Stenstrom graduated from University of Florida. He then served in the United States Army with the Chemical Corps during World War II in the Pacific. After the war, Stenstrom graduated from Stetson College of Law and was admitted to the Florida bar. Stenstrom served as a Florida county court judge and then served in the Florida State Senate from 1955 to 1960. The Douglas Stenstrom Bridge commonly known as the Osteen Bridge was named after him. An elementary school in Oviedo, Florida, was named Douglas Stenstrom Elementary School.[1] [2]