Sir James Henry Stronge, 5th Baronet (8 December 1849 – 20 May 1928) was an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
barrister, footballer and politician.
Stronge was educated at
Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...
and
Brasenose College, Oxford
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. He was pursuing a legal career when he inherited
Tynan Abbey
Tynan Abbey in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was a large Gothic Revival architecture, neo-gothic-romantic country house built c. 1750 (later renovated c. 1815) and situated outside the village of Tynan. It was home to the Stronge Baronets, ...
and succeeded his father,
Sir John Stronge, 4th Baronet. He graduated from
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.) Lincoln ...
in 1874. Stronge was appointed
High Sheriff of Tyrone
The High Sheriff of Tyrone is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Tyrone. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his ju ...
in 1880 and
High Sheriff of Armagh
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in 1885.
He played for
Old Etonians
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...
in the
1875
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the ...
and
1876 FA Cup Final
The 1876 FA Cup Final was a football match between Wanderers and Old Etonians on 11 March 1876 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the fifth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in t ...
s.
He also held the position of Imperial Grand Master of the
Orange Institution
The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage. It als ...
and was a Major in the 4th Battalion of
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment o ...
. He was one of 30 delegates to sit on the Ulster Unionist Council, which directed the policy of
Ulster Unionism
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during the next 15 years and during the
Home Rule
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crisis and the foundation of the
partition of Ireland
The partition of Ireland ( ga, críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the process by which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. I ...
. Stronge's opinion on the issue of partition and Irish Nationalism was made clear: "One felt that if we have no friends south of the Newry Mountains, it might be better to draw the boundary line there and be frankly "West Britons" and not Irishmen".
[McCluskey, Fergal, (2013), ''The Irish Revolution 1912-23: Tyrone,'' Four Courts Press, Dublin, pg 88, ISBN 9781846822995]
Stronge married, on 7 October 1885, Ethel Margaret Burges and had issue:
* James Matthew Stronge (10 January 1891 – August 1917), killed in the
Great War
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, at the
Battle of Ypres
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, while serving as a
Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
with the
Royal Irish Fusiliers
The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot in ...
in
France
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.
* Zoe Edith Stronge, (22 November 1886 – 14 June 1949), she died unmarried and became a
Dame
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.
*
Daphne Helen Stronge (6 April 1889 – 1945), artist, married
General Sir Walter William Pitt-Taylor
* Rose Ethel Stronge (21 January 1894)
* Jessy Stronge
MBE Mbe may refer to:
* Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo
* Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria
* Mbe language, a language of Nigeria
* Mbe' language, language of Cameroon
* ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language
Molal ...
(21 September 1896 – 12 October 1984)
* Joy Winifred Stronge (26 April 1901 – January 1972)
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1849 births
1928 deaths
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
Association football forwards
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
FA Cup Final players
Grand Masters of the Orange Order
High Sheriffs of Armagh
High Sheriffs of Tyrone
Irish association footballers (before 1923)
Members of Lincoln's Inn
Members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
Old Etonians F.C. players
People educated at Eton College
Politicians from Northern Ireland
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers
English barristers