Simeon Strong (1736–1805) was a justice of the

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Biography

Simeon Strong was the son of Nehemiah Strong and Hannah French. He was born in Amherst,

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on March 6, 1736, and graduated from

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in 1756. He studied

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and preached in various locations in Massachusetts. Strong then studied law and was sworn as an attorney in 1761. Strong became a well-known attorney and practiced in Amherst. He was selected as a representative to the General Court (1767-9), Massachusetts State Senate (1793) and justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1800–05). He married Sarah Wright on January 12, 1763 (1739/40-1783). Strong died on December 14, 1805, aged 69.Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, ''The history of the descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass'' v. 2, (J. Munsell, 1871

New York State Senator Henry W. Strong (1810–1848) and President of the Wisconsin Territorial Council Marshall Mason Strong (1813–1864) were his grandsons.

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1736 births 1805 deaths Politicians from Amherst, Massachusetts Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts state senators Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Yale College alumni {{Massachusetts-state-judge-stub