William Gambee Strong (June 21, 1819 – after 1881) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He served as a member of the

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for eight years. He was born in

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, the son of the reverend John B. Strong and Elizabeth Gambee. Strong was educated in

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and at a boarding school in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. In 1842, he married Sarah Jane Bonsfield. Strong worked as a clerk for a merchant in Saint John before moving to

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in 1851, where he was a merchant and shipbuilder. In 1877, he settled in Summerside. He served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1873 until 1881, when he was named sheriff for

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. Strong was also a lay preacher in the

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. His grandsons

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and

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served in the Prince Edward Island assembly.

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* 1819 births Year of death missing People from Sackville, New Brunswick People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Members of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island Canadian Methodists Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Colony of Prince Edward Island people {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub