Ernest Strong, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernest Strong

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1886

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1961

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Ernest Strong

  • Ernest Henry Strong (September 26, 1886 – August 7, 1961) was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island.
  • He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1944 to 1945 as a Conservative. He was born in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, the son of C.
  • Edward Strong and Sarah Davis Ellison, and the grandson of William G.
  • Strong.
  • He was educated at Prince of Wales College.
  • Strong was called to the bar in 1912.
  • He served overseas during World War I receiving the military cross in the battle of Amiens in 1917.
  • He retired from the military in 1939 at the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
  • Strong was married twice: first to Loretta McNeill and then, in 1931, to Clara Wilkinson, They had two children Edward Strong and Elizabeth Reagh (née Strong) .
  • He resigned his seat in the assembly in 1945 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons.
  • Strong ran unsuccessfully for re-election to Prince Edward Island assembly in 1947, 1951, 1955 and 1957.
  • He was stipendiary magistrate at Summerside from 1931 to 1958 and also served as deputy judge in juvenile court at Summerside.
  • Strong died in Summerside at the age of 74. His brother Heath also served in the province's assembly.

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