William Strong

Supreme Court Justice

Birthday May 6, 1808

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Connecticut

DEATH DATE Aug 19, 1895 (87)

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About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1870 to 1880.

Before Fame

He graduated from Yale University in 1828.

Trivia

He was one of five justices on the Electoral Commission responsible for resolving the controversial electoral vote dispute of the 1876 presidential election.

Family Life

He was the cousin of Theron Rudd Strong, a former U.S. Representative for New York.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ulysses S. Grant.