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STRONG, Augustus Hopkins, educator, was born ill Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1836; son of Alvali and Catherine (Hopkins) Strong ; grand- son of Ezra and Betsey (Dunning) Strong, and of Mark and Ahuira (Stanley) Hopkins, and great- grandson of Philip Strong of Warren, Conn. Alvah Strong (1809-1885) published the Roches- ter Daily Democrat, 1834-64. Augustus H. Strong was graduated from Yale, A.B., 1857, and from the Rochester Theological seminary, 1859, con- tinuing his studies abroad and traveling through Europe and the Oi-ient. He served as supply for the North Baptist church in Chicago, 111., for a short time. He was married, Nov. 6, 1861, to Harriet Louise, daughter of Eliezer and Harriet (f'rowl) Savage of Rochester ; was pastor of tlie First Baptist church, Haverhill, Mass., 1861- 65, and of the First Ba^jtist church in Cleveland, Ohio, 1865-72, and in 1872 became professor of Biblical theology and president of the Rochester Theological seminary. New York. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Brown univer- sity in 1870, from Yale university in 1890, from Princeton university in 1896, and that of LL.D. from Bucknell university, Lewisburg, Pa., in 1891, and was elected trustee of Vassar college in 1884. He is the author of: Systematic Theology (1886); Philosophy and Religion (1888); Great Poets and TJieir Theology (1897) ; Christ in Crea- tion and Ethical Monism (1899); and numerous literary and religious contributions to leading periodicals.

STRONG, Caleb, senator, was born in North- ampton, Mass., Jan. 9, 1745; son of Lieut. Caleb and Phebe (Lyman) Strong ; grandson of Jona- than and Mehitable (Stebbins) Strong, and of Capt. Moses and Mindwell (Sheldon) Lyman, and a descendant of Elder John and Abigail (Ford) Strong. Elder Strong (1605-1699) emi- grated from Plymouth, England, in 1630 ; was one of the founders of Dorchester, Mass., and eventually located in Northampton, Mass., in 1659. Caleb Strong studied under the Rev. Samuel Moody of York, Maine ; was graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1764, A.M., 1767 ; studied law under Maj. Joseph Hawley of Northampton, and was admitted to the bar in 1772. He was a member of the committee of correspondence and safety, 1774-75 ; a representative in the general court, 1776-78, and county attorney, 1776-1800. He was married, Nov. 20, 1777, to Sarah, daugli- ter of the Rev. John and Sarah (Worthington) Hooker of Northampton, and they had nine children. He was state senator, 1780-88 ; de- clined a seat on the supreme bench in 1781 ; was a member of the convention that formed the state constitution of Massachusetts, serving on the committee that drew up that instrument, and a delegate to the U.S. constitutional con-

vention of 1787, but did not sign the instrument. He was elected with Thomas Dalton, one of the first U.S. senators from Massachusetts, and drew the long term of four years ; was re-elected for six years, his second term to expire March 3, 1799 ; but resigned in 1796, and Theodore Sedgwick (q.v.) took his seat Dec. 6, 1796, and completed his term. He was governor of Massachusetts, 1800-07 ; presidential elector in 1809, and gov- ernor of Massachusetts, 1812-16. During his second term as governor he opposed the war with England and refused the request of the President to furnish troops, claiming that the decision rested with him as to when the militia should be called out, in which opinion he was upheld by the supreme court. After the with- drawal, however, of the national troops, he made proper and sufficient provision for the defence of the state. After 1816 he resumed the practice of law in Northampton. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Harvard college in 1801 ; was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Massachusetts Historical society. He is the author of : Speeches, and Other Papers, 1S00-1S07 (1808). His biogra- phy was written by Alden Bradford (1820). See also "The Strong Family" by Benjamin W. Dwight (2 vols., 1871). Governor Strong died in Northampton, Mass., Nov. 17, 1819.

STRONG, Edward Trask, naval officer, was born in Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 10, 1840; son of Simeon Edwax'd (M.D.) and Rachel Lee (Smith) Strong of North Andover, Mass. ; grandson of Simeon and Lois Cabb (Emerson) Strong of Am- herst, Mass., and of Stephen and Abigail (Crafts) Smith of Manchester, Mass., and a descendant of John Strong, born in Taunton, England, in. 1605, who arrived at Hull, Mass., May 30, 1630, on the Mary and John, and finally settled at North- ampton, Mass. He was educated at Andover, Mass. ; employed in the merchant marine, 1857- 62 ; entered tlie U.S. navy, Nov. 24, 1862, and served during the remainder of the civil war in the grades of acting master's mate, and acting ensign on board of the Macedonian. Savannah, Ticonderoga, Rachel Seaman and Wasp, on the North Atlantic and West India stations. In 1866-68 he was on board the Paul Jones and Portsmouth. He was commissioned ensign in the regular navj', March 12, 1868 ; promoted master, Dec. 18, 1868, and lieutenant, March 21, 1870, serving in these grades as follows : Ports- mouth, 1868 ; Seminole, 1869-70 ; California, fiag- ship of Pacific squadron, 1870-73 ; Tei-ror and Shenandoah. l^ovt\\ Atlantic squadron, 1873-74; receiving ships Ohio and Wahash, 1874-75 ; Van- dalia, European sqnndron. 1876-79; navy yard, Boston, 1879-82; torpedo station, 1882. He was promoted lieutenant-commander, July 2, 1882 ;