William Strong
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| William Strong | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ulysses Grant |
| Active: | 2/18/1870 - 12/14/1880 |
| Preceded by: | Robert Cooper Grier |
| Succeeded by: | William Burnham Woods |
| Past post: | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
| Past term: | 1857-1868 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | May 6, 1808 |
| Home State: | Somers, CT |
| Deceased: | August 19, 1895 |
| Bachelors: | Yale, B.A., 1828 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1832 |
| Grad. School: | Yale, M.A., 1831 |
Contents |
Early life and education
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]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on February 7, 1870 to fill the vacancy left by Robert Cooper Grier. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1870, and received commission that same day. He retired on December 14, 1880.[1] He was succeeded to this post by William Burnham Woods.
See also
External links
- Biography from "michaelariens.com" (Michael Ariens is a Law Professor)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Strong's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Cooper Grier |
Supreme Court 1870–1880 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: William Burnham Woods |
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
| 1872 | |||
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| 1874 | |||
| 1875 | |||
| 1876 -77 | |||
