James G. Strong
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James George Strong was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Dwight, Illinois
, Strong attended the public schools of Dwight, Illinois
from 1876 to 1879, the Episcopal Mission of Greenwood Agency, S.Dak. from 1879 to 1880, the public school at St. Marys, Kansas from 1882 to 1887, and Baker University
, Baldwin, Kansas from 1887 to 1889.
He moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas
, in 1891.
He engaged in the real estate, loan, and insurance businesses.
He also studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1895 and commenced practice in Blue Rapids.
He was also interested in mercantile and agricultural pursuits.
City attorney 1896-1911.
Organized the Blue Rapids Telephone Co. in 1905.
He served as assistant attorney general of Marshall County in 1911 and 1912.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1912 and 1928.
Organized and developed the Marshall County Power &.
Light Co. in 1912.
He served as member of the school board 1913-1916.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Marshall County in 1916 and 1917.
Strong was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).
He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Sixty-eighth
through Seventy-first
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful for renomination in 1932.
He was appointed first assistant treasurer of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in 1933 and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
, on January 11, 1938.
He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Blue Rapids, Kansas
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born in Dwight, Illinois
Dwight, Illinois
Dwight is a village in located mainly in Livingston County, Illinois, with a small portion in Grundy County, Illinois. The population was 4,260 at the 2010 census. Dwight contains an original stretch of the famous U.S. Route 66, and uses a railroad station designed in 1891 by Henry Ives Cobb. It is...
, Strong attended the public schools of Dwight, Illinois
Dwight, Illinois
Dwight is a village in located mainly in Livingston County, Illinois, with a small portion in Grundy County, Illinois. The population was 4,260 at the 2010 census. Dwight contains an original stretch of the famous U.S. Route 66, and uses a railroad station designed in 1891 by Henry Ives Cobb. It is...
from 1876 to 1879, the Episcopal Mission of Greenwood Agency, S.Dak. from 1879 to 1880, the public school at St. Marys, Kansas from 1882 to 1887, and Baker University
Baker University
Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools...
, Baldwin, Kansas from 1887 to 1889.
He moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Blue Rapids is a city in Marshall County, Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,019.-History:The first endeavor to establish a town below the junction of the rivers, in 1857, failed due to misfortunes of two of the three participants...
, in 1891.
He engaged in the real estate, loan, and insurance businesses.
He also studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1895 and commenced practice in Blue Rapids.
He was also interested in mercantile and agricultural pursuits.
City attorney 1896-1911.
Organized the Blue Rapids Telephone Co. in 1905.
He served as assistant attorney general of Marshall County in 1911 and 1912.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1912 and 1928.
Organized and developed the Marshall County Power &.
Light Co. in 1912.
He served as member of the school board 1913-1916.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Marshall County in 1916 and 1917.
Strong was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).
He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
through Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful for renomination in 1932.
He was appointed first assistant treasurer of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in 1933 and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, on January 11, 1938.
He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Blue Rapids, Kansas
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Blue Rapids is a city in Marshall County, Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,019.-History:The first endeavor to establish a town below the junction of the rivers, in 1857, failed due to misfortunes of two of the three participants...
.