John Strong (Michigan politician)

John Strong (Michigan politician)

John Strong, Jr. (April 7, 1831 – April 2, 1913) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Early life

Strong, a first generation American, was born in a log cabin in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which is now part of Detroit. He received a common school education and engaged in farming. In 1863, he moved to Monroe County where he founded South Rockwood and engaged in milling, manufacturing barrel staves, heading, lumber, merchandising, farming and raising cattle. During a sawmill accident, he lost two fingers on his right hand. He married Emily Buhl, the sister of two Detroit mayors, Frederick and Christian H. Buhl.

Politics

In 1860, Strong was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives from Wayne County (2nd district), just as his father had been from 1835-1836, and served from 1861-1862. In 1878, he was again elected to the state house, yet instead from Monroe County (2nd district) and served from 1879-1880. In 1880, he was elected to the Michigan Senate from the 5th district and served from 1881-1884.

In 1890, Strong was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and served under Governor Edwin B. Winans from 1891-1893. He was the first Democrat to be elected to the office of lieutenant governor in Michigan since Andrew Parsons thirty-eight years earlier. In 1912, he served as an alternate delegate from Michigan to the Democratic National Convention which nominated for U. S. President Woodrow Wilson who won in the general election.

Death

During his life Strong became a member of Freemasons. He died in South Rockwood just five days before his eighty-second birthday and one month after Wilson’s first inauguration. He is interred at Riverside Cemetery of South Rockwood.

His nephew John Strong Haggerty (1866-1950) served as Michigan Secretary of State from 1927-31. [ [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haggerty.html#RS00Q5NGI The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Haggerty ] at politicalgraveyard.com]

References

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strong.html#RO50TPC3A Political Graveyard]
*cite book | last = Bingham | first = Stephen D. | title = Early history of Michigan, with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators. Pub. purusuant to act 59, 1887 | origyear = 1888 | url = http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad6021.0001.001 | accessdate = 2007-08-17 | year = 2005 | publisher = University of Michigan Library | location = Ann Arbor, Mich. | pages = p. 619 | chapter = s.v. John Strong, Jr. | chapterurl = http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;q1=John%20Strong;rgn=full%20text;idno=bad6021.0001.001;didno=bad6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000625


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