Background
Strong, Charles Howard was born on October 6, 1865 in Jerseyville, Illinois, United States. Son of John Caldwell and Mary Cornelia (Dutcher) Strong.
Strong, Charles Howard was born on October 6, 1865 in Jerseyville, Illinois, United States. Son of John Caldwell and Mary Cornelia (Dutcher) Strong.
Student Harvard University, 1887. Bachelor of Laws, 1890, honorary Master of Arts, 1922.
In practice of law in New York City since 1890. Member Peckham, Warner & Strong, 1895-1907. Practiced alone, 1907-1910.
Member Strong & Mellen, 1910-1925, Strong, Mellen & Fuller.
1925-1927; alone since 1927. Active in municipal affairs
President Good Government Club “A,” about 1895 (one of a series of neighborhood clubs formed by City Club of New York). President Council of Confederated Good Government Clubs, 1896.
President Citizens’ Union Club 29th Assembly District (formerly Club “A”), and later member of a committee of which Charles South. Fairchild was chairman, and which placed the Citizens’ Union on a permanent basis.
Later became chairman New York County Committee of Citizens’ Union: member of New York Charter Revision Commission under appointment of Governor Hughes, 1907-1909. Counsel to State Tax Commission to revise all tax laws of State of New York, 1913. President board of managers New York State Training School for Girls, Hudson, by appointment of governments Odell, Higgins, and Dix, 1902-1912, president of the board of trustees Roger Ascham School, White Plains, New New York
Commissioner to investigate and suggest revision charities law in New York, 1915, by appointment Governor Whitman.
Counsel to Senator James Doctorate. Phelan, special commissioner of State Department to investigate charges against James M. Sullivan, United States minister to Santo Domingo, 1915. Counsel for Scopes on appeal to Tennessee Supreme Court in famous evolution case.
Member board directors and Executive Committee of Greater New York Federation of Churches, 1939-1942. Member council Harvard Law School Association. Member of New York State World’s Fair Commission.
Member New York State Commission to commemorate 250th Anniversary founding New York State Supreme Court, 1941.
Clubs: Century, City (president 1909-1914) Harvard.
Married Angelia L. Longfellow, June 28, 1893 (died August 26, 1934). Married second, Anne T. Barstow, June 25, 1937.