▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Str ong ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bol ton , ▁Connecticut . ▁He ▁attended ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁in ▁M idd let own , ▁Connecticut ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Union ▁College ▁in ▁Sch en ect ady , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁left ▁Union ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁at ▁State ▁and ▁National ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁Ball ston ▁Sp a , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁read ▁law ▁under ▁Martin ▁W elles ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁council . ▁ ▁Str ong ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - first ▁and ▁Fort y - second ▁Congress es ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Hart ford ,