James G. Strong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James G. Strong

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1870

Place of Birth: Dwight, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1938

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About James G. Strong

  • James George Strong (April 23, 1870 – January 11, 1938) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Kansas. Born in Dwight, Illinois, Strong attended the public schools of Dwight, Illinois from 1876 to 1879, the Episcopal Mission of Greenwood Agency, S.Dak.
  • from 1879 to 1880, the public school at St.
  • Marys, Kansas from 1882 to 1887, and Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas from 1887 to 1889.
  • He moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas, in 1891.
  • He engaged in the real estate, loan, and insurance businesses.
  • He also studied law.
  • He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Blue Rapids. He was also interested in mercantile and agricultural pursuits.
  • City attorney 1896-1911.
  • Organized the Blue Rapids Telephone Co.
  • in 1905.
  • He served as assistant attorney general of Marshall County in 1911 and 1912.
  • He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1912 and 1928.
  • Organized and developed the Marshall County Power &.
  • Light Co.
  • in 1912.
  • He served as member of the school board 1913-1916.
  • He served as prosecuting attorney of Marshall County in 1916 and 1917. Strong was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933), narrowly defeating Clyde Short in 1930.
  • He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Sixty-eighth through Seventy-first Congresses).
  • He was an unsuccessful for renomination in 1932.
  • He was appointed first assistant treasurer of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in 1933 and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
  • on January 11, 1938.
  • He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Blue Rapids, Kansas.

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