Julius Levi Strong (November 8, 1828 – September 7, 1872) was an American politician from

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who served as a

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member of the

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from 1869 to 1872.

Early life and education

Strong was born in

Bolton, Connecticut Bolton ( ) is a small suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential with an economy made up mostly of small businesses. The high school typically has between fifty and one hundred students per grade. The ...

. He attended

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in Middletown, Connecticut for one year before transferring to

Union College Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...

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. He left Union college in 1852 to study law at

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Career

He served as member of the

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in 1852 and the

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in 1853. He read law under

Martin Welles Martin Welles (December 7, 1787 – January 19, 1863) was an American politician. Welles, son of Gen. Roger Welles, an officer in the Continental Army, and Jemima (Kellogg) Welles, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, December 7, 1787, where h ...

and was

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in 1853 and commenced practice in Hartford, Connecticut. He served as a member of the State house of representatives for a second time in 1855. He served as prosecuting attorney in 1864 and 1865. He served as president of the common council. Strong was elected as a

to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1869, until his death in Hartford, Connecticut on September 7, 1872. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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at

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