Background
Strong, the second son of Review William Lightbourn Strong, and Harriet (Deming) Strong, was born October 17, 1809, while his father was settled at Somers, Connecticut
Strong, the second son of Review William Lightbourn Strong, and Harriet (Deming) Strong, was born October 17, 1809, while his father was settled at Somers, Connecticut
He graduated from Yale College in 1831.
During one year, 1834-1835, he was a tutor in the College. He then settled in Alton, Illinois, in the practice of the law, and in partnership with his classmate, Junius Hall. William Strong. He afterward practiced law in Saint Louis, where he died, August
8, 1866, aged 56 years.