# Edward Strobik — The Financier character guide

> Edward Strobik in The Financier by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Strobik, Edward, Ed

**First appearance:** 0008-ix

## Who they are

A corrupt city councilman.

## In the story

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xiv)

Strobik, president of council and a tool of Mollenhauer, helped get Stener elected and is involved in organizing dummy companies to profit from city contracts.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xvi)

Politician who proposes using Cowperwood as a secret representative to buy street-railway shares, planning to later shake Stener out. He is cautious of his superiors.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xxi)

Strobik is mentioned as a key figure in arranging the North Pennsylvania deal and as a partner Cowperwood advises Stener to sideline.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xxii)

Involved in the North Pennsylvania deal with Cowperwood and others.

### [The Fall of Stener](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xxvii)

Councilman who advises Stener to go to Mollenhauer and return his own embezzled funds.

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