Father, Selah Brewster Strong (B.A. 1811); son of Thomas Shepard and Hannah (Brewster) Strong, of Setauket. Mother, Cornela (Udall)Strong; daughter of Dr. Richard Udall and Prudence(Carll) Udall, of Islip, N. Y. Yale relatives include: George W. Strong (B.A. 1803) (great-uncle); Richard A. Udall (B.A. 1830) (uncle); Thomas S. Strong, '55, and Rev. Charles R. Strong, '64 (brothers); Thomas S. Strong, '96, James B. Strong, '96 S., Arthur T. Strong, ex-'97, and Richard U. Strong, '99 (nephews); and Seymour W. Strong, '31 S. (grandnephew). Prepared for college at Setauket. Member Glyuna Boat Club, Linonia, Delta Kappa, and Delta Kappa Epsilon. LL.B. Albany Law School 1865; practiced law in New York City 1865-1879; in office of Forster & Weeks 1865-67; and then in part- nership with his brother, Thomas S. Strong, under firm name of T. S. & S. B. Strong three years and of Strong & Spear from 1870; had lived in Setauket since 1879; engaged in farming 1879-1918; trustee of Setauket Union Free School 1894-1916; on board of visitors of Suffolk County Almshouse since 1898; former vice-president and a director of Mallory Wheeler Lock Company of New Haven; one time vice-president of Long Island Bible Society; president of board of trustees of Presbytery of Long Island since its incorporation 1880; an elder of Setauket Presbyterian Church and superintendent of its Sunday school since 1879 and trustee since 1882; corresponding secretary of Suffolk County Historical Society 1905-08; volunteer observer for New England Meteorological Society three years and for U. S. Weather Bureau from 1885; secretary and treasurer of Class of 1864 since 1919 and Class agent of Alumni Fund 1920-22. Married April 15,1868, in New Haven, Julia Davenport, daughter of Russell Canfield Wheeler (B.A. 1816) and Theodosia Mary (Davenport) Wheeler, sister of William Wheeler, '55, and J. Davenport Wheeler, '58 S., a granddaughter of John A. Davenport (B.A. 1802), a great-granddaughter of Rev. Jehu Minor (B.A. 1767) and John Davenport (B.A. 1770), a great-great-granddaughter of Abraham Davenport (B.A. 1732) and Rev. Thomas Canfield (B A. 1739), a great-great-great-granddaughter of John Russell (B.A. 1704), a great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Russel, a member of the Yale Corporation 1701-1730, and a niece of Rev. J. Radcliffe Davenport (B.A. 1830) and Rev. John S. Daven- porjt (B.A. 1833). Children: Cornelia Theodosia; Elizabeth Davenport; Caroline Amelia (died in infancy); Kate Wheeler; and Russell Wheeler, '09 S. Mrs. Strong died May 25, 1913. Death due to the infirmities of age. Buried in St. Georges Manor Cemetery, Setauket. Survived by three daughters, son, and three grandchildren

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