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William Strong (1808-1895) was a federal judge on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on February 7, 1870. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1870, and received commission that same day. He retired on December 14, 1880.^[1]

Education

• Yale Law School
• Yale College, B.A., 1828
• Yale University, M.A., 1831
• Read law, 1832 ^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1832-1857
• U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1847-1851
• Judge, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1857-1868
• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1868-1870 ^[1]

External links

• Biography from "michaelariens.com" (Michael Ariens is a Law Professor)

References

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Preceded by: Robert Cooper Grier	Supreme Court 1870–1880	Succeeded by: William Burnham Woods

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