William Strong

Biography of William Strong

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Strong
• First Name: William
• Date of Birth: May , 6 , 1808
• Place of Birth (POB): Somers , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: August , 19 , 1895
• Place of Death (POD): Lake Minnewassa , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Strong Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/07/1870
• Seat vacated by: Grier , Robert Cooper
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/08/1870
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/14/1870
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/18/1870
• Commission Date: 02/18/1870
• Date of Termination: 12/14/1880
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

William Strong in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1828

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale College
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1831

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School

Fourth Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1832

William Strong Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1832-1857
• U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1847-1851
• Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1857-1868
• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1868-1870
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Third Circuit, March 21, 1870-December 14, 1880

Resources

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