Ernest Henry Strong (September 26, 1886 – August 7, 1961) was a lawyer, judge and political figure on

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1944 to 1945 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of C. Edward Strong and Sarah Davis Ellison, and the grandson of

William G. Strong William Gambee Strong (June 21, 1819 – after 1881) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island for eight years. He was born in Sackville, New Brunswick ...

. He was educated at

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. Strong was called to the bar in 1912. He served overseas during

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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

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also served in the province's assembly.

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* 1886 births 1961 deaths People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Canadian magistrates {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub