Luther M. Strong

Luther M. Strong

Luther Martin Strong (born June 23, 1838 in Tiffin , Ohio , †  April 26, 1903 in Kenton , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Luther Strong attended the public schools in his homeland and then the Aaron Schuyler's Academy in the Congregation of Republic . During the Civil War , he served in an Ohio infantry unit that was part of the Union Army from 1861 to 1865 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1867, he began to work in Kenton in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He became a member of the Kenton Education Committee and was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1879 to 1881 . In 1883 he became an appellate judge. In this capacity he had to temporarily fill a vacancy.

In the congressional election of 1892 Strong Party in the eighth constituency of Ohio in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Darius D. Hare on March 4, 1893 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1897 . In 1896 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After serving in the US House of Representatives, Luther Strong worked in agriculture. He died on April 26, 1903 in Kenton, where he was also buried.

Web links

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• Luther M. Strong in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Luther M. Strong in the database of Find a Grave (English)