Solomon Strong

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Solomon Strong (born March 2, 1780 in Amherst , Massachusetts , †  September 16, 1850 in Leominster , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1815 and 1819 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Solomon Strong attended Williams College in Williamstown until 1798 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1800, he began to work in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1812 and 1813 .

In the congressional elections of 1814 Strong was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded John W. Hulbert , who moved to the seventh district, on March 4, 1815 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1819 . In 1818 he declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Solomon Strong served as an appellate judge until 1842. He died on September 16, 1850 in Leominster.

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SURNAME Strong, Solomon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Amherst , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1850
Place of death Leominster , Massachusetts