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William Strong

United States Supreme Court Justices

William Strong lived from May 6, 1808 to August 19, 1895 and was an American lawyer, jurist and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1870 to 1880, writing majority opinions in landmark cases such as Strauder v. West Virginia. Strong previously served as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania from 1847 to 1851 and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1857 to 1868, and he also served on the commission that adjudicated the disputed presidential election of 1876.

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Role
Judge (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States); previously a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania and a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States; federal common law system 1
Born
1808 1
Birthplace
Somers, Connecticut 1
Died
1895 1
Death Date
1895-08-19 1
Place of Death
Lake Minnewaska, Ulster County, New York 1
Classification
Field of Law
Constitutional Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
Role (category)
Associate Justice 1
FAQs

Whose seat did William Strong fill on the Supreme Court and how did his service end?

He took Robert Cooper Grier's seat in 1870 and retired on December 14, 1880.

President Ulysses Grant nominated William Strong on February 7, 1870, to the seat vacated by Robert Cooper Grier. The Senate confirmed him on February 18, 1870, and he took his Supreme Court oath on March 14, 1870. His service ended on December 14, 1880, when he retired.
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William Strong (May 6, 1808 – August 19, 1895) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1870 to 1880, writing majority opinions in landmark cases like Strauder v.
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  • Wikipedia, Early life section, first sentence
    Strong was born in Somers, Connecticut and later moved to Pennsylvania.
  • Member Of: United States Supreme Court, Introduction
    William Strong (May 6, 1808 - August 19, 1895) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1870 to 1880, writing majority opinions in landmark cases like Strauder v.
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Wikidata: William Strong
  • Wikidata Q2580679 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
    P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (William Strong)
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, William Strong (May 6, 1808, August 19, 1895) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an Associat
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