James Strong (US politician)

Infobox_Congressman
name=James Strong


state=New York
district=5th & 8th
term=March 41819 - March 31821,
March 41823 - March 31831
preceded=Philip J. Schuyler,
Richard McCarty
succeeded=Walter Patterson,
John King
date of birth=1783
place of birth=Windham, Connecticut, USA
date of death=August 81847
place of death=Chester, New Jersey, USA
spouse=
profession=
religion=
party=Federalist,
Adams-Clay Federalist,
Adams,
Anti-Jacksonian

:"For other people named James Strong, see James Strong

James Strong (1783 - August 81847) was a United States Representative from New York.

Strong was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1783. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington, Vermont in 1806, and moved to Hudson, New York.

Strong was elected as Federalist to the 16th United States Congress (March 41819 - March 31821); elected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the 18th United States Congress, reelected as an Adams candidate to the 19th and 20th United States Congress, and elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 21st United States Congress (March 41823 - March 31831); chairman, Committee on Territories (19th and 20th Congresses); died in Chester, New Jersey on August 81847.

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NAME=Strong, James
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American politician
DATE OF BIRTH=1783
PLACE OF BIRTH=Windham, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH=August 8, 1847
PLACE OF DEATH=Chester, New Jersey