523:
832:
33:
663:"was a friend to females, and it was for that reason he did not wish to see them tacked on to negroes." Later in the debate, records show "Strong came out in a violent speech in opposition to negro suffrage," saying "that he was teetotally opposed to negro suffrage in any manner or form that could be devised." Strong was selected as the Democratic nominee for the election of a Wisconsin
662:
In 1846, Strong was selected to represent Iowa County in the first convention to draft a constitution for the future state of
Wisconsin. (This draft was rejected by the people in 1847.) The Constitutional Convention's journal recorded Strong's opposition to black suffrage, with Strong noting that he
697:
so that Strong could help convince the state legislature to help out the effort. In the end, Strong became very involved in efforts to bribe legislators. When elected officials attempted to investigate in 1858, Strong refused to testify before legislative committees, and spent six days in jail.
1222:
731:
in 1955 judged that "An independent attitude coupled with a love of gambling, excessive drinking, and a limited business ability combined to keep Strong from reaching his goals."
1207:
610:
1192:
689:
in his efforts to promote the proposed La Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad. Although Strong lived in Mineral Point, Kilbourn arranged to have him elected to the
652:
1217:
944:
905:
868:
651:
of the
Territory of Wisconsin, and in December was appointed "fiscal agent" for the territory. In 1841, Strong was elected to the Council of the
522:
1202:
1130:
740:
194:
1197:
1227:
1212:
613:, and George Olcott. By the end of 1837, Strong had acquired thousands of acres of land throughout the state: forty lots in the future
659:. He was reelected every year until 1846. His fellow councilmen elected him President of the Council in 1842 and 1845.
633:
hit, it became impossible to resell any of the land at a profit, and the investors for the most part lost their money.
923:
664:
597:, in 1836, where he was appointed deputy land surveyor. When in Wisconsin, he secured an investment of $ 33,000 for
435:
706:, 7 Wis. 630 (1858). rejected his argument that legislative committees do not have the power to issue subpoenas.
945:
http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=35879&
955:
694:
97:
982:
950:
883:
846:
563:
543:
831:
808:
1027:
1009:
690:
675:
590:
559:
538:(May 20, 1810 – July 20, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician, businessman, and
415:
142:
91:
46:
1018:
699:
641:
583:
578:
in 1810, the son of Moses Strong, a
Vermont lawyer and judge. The younger Strong graduated from
399:
70:
1158:
1126:
721:
656:
648:
618:
547:
332:
189:
148:
1187:
1182:
1141:
240:
133:
964:
8:
1092:
1073:
1062:
710:
668:
594:
551:
327:
318:
249:
973:
1118:
679:
614:
228:
775:
1153:
1038:
899:
862:
579:
503:
121:
82:
1046:
983:
Memoirs of
Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present
637:
626:
598:
555:
216:
1083:
622:
273:
996:
824:
686:
1176:
1166:
1162:
630:
606:
602:
1103:
1000:
724:, and was elected its first president. He served in that role until 1893.
285:
172:
881:
498:
844:
539:
968:, Part II: Documentary, Vol. III. Madison, Wis.: Beriah Brown, 1854.
986:. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1909, p. 164.
717:. He convinced the state legislature to publish the work in 1885.
32:
781:
674:
Once
Wisconsin became a state in 1848, Strong was elected to the
575:
882:
640:
hired Strong to survey
Madison and stake out the land for the
558:. After Wisconsin achieved statehood, he was Speaker of the
625:
which he called "St. Lawrence"; and land in the village of
582:
in 1829, received a legal education, and practiced law in
935:
Frontiersman of
Fortune: Moses M. Strong of Mineral Point
1223:
Democratic Party members of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
1151:
This article incorporates text from the 1909 edition of
759:'Wisconsin Historical Collection,' vol. 27. pg.794, 1919
974:
History of the Territory of Wisconsin from 1836 to 1848
937:. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1955.
715:
History of the Territory of Wisconsin from 1836 to 1848
1208:
United States Attorneys for the District of Wisconsin
653:Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin
1193:Members of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
1174:
546:, a member of the territorial legislature, and
977:. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., 1885.
926:" in Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.
741:List of United States attorneys for Wisconsin
845:Wisconsin Constitutional Convention (1846).
709:In the 1870s, Strong wrote a history of the
959:, vol. 8, no. 4 (June 1925): 377–392.
904:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
867:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
542:pioneer. He was one of the framers of the
345:December 5, 1842 – January 4, 1847
884:"Suffrage debates during first convention"
847:"Suffrage debates during first convention"
727:Strong died in Mineral Point in 1894. The
671:in the general election, 9,648 to 10,670.
298:December 5, 1842 – March 18, 1843
263:January 6, 1845 – January 5, 1846
162:January 1, 1850 – January 1, 1851
111:January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1858
60:January 9, 1850 – January 8, 1851
31:
16:American lawyer and politician (1810–1894)
930:. Madison: Author, 1983, pp. 99–170.
777:History of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin
678:for the 1850 session, where he served as
1218:Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly
924:Capitals and Capitols in Early Wisconsin
773:
769:
767:
765:
720:In 1878, Strong helped to organize the
1175:
928:State of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book
803:
801:
799:
951:A Yankee Land Speculator in Wisconsin
1203:People from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
784:: H. C. Cooper, Jr. pp. 224–227
762:
1198:People from Rutland (town), Vermont
796:
13:
1228:19th-century Wisconsin politicians
916:
647:In June 1838, Strong was selected
490:Lucy Maria (Smith) Strong (mother)
14:
1239:
1213:19th-century American legislators
990:
667:to Congress. He was defeated by
1090:President of the Council of the
1060:President of the Council of the
830:
693:in 1857 as a representative for
521:
247:President of the Council of the
774:Berryman, John R., ed. (1898).
875:
838:
753:
685:In the 1850s, Strong assisted
1:
956:Wisconsin Magazine of History
746:
729:Wisconsin Magazine of History
325:Member of the Council of the
569:
7:
1154:Memoirs of Milwaukee County
1136:1838 – 1841
1098:1845 – 1846
1068:1842 – 1843
1033:1850 – 1851
734:
10:
1244:
815:. July 25, 1894. p. 1
1138:
1123:
1115:
1110:
1100:
1088:
1080:
1070:
1058:
1052:
1045:
1035:
1023:
1015:
1008:
564:3rd Wisconsin Legislature
544:Constitution of Wisconsin
529:
517:
509:
497:
480:
458:
441:
431:
421:
405:
382:
377:
373:
359:
349:
338:
324:
312:
302:
291:
279:
267:
256:
246:
234:
222:
212:
208:June 1838 – 1841
201:
188:
178:
166:
155:
139:
127:
115:
104:
88:
76:
64:
53:
43:
39:
30:
23:
1028:Wisconsin State Assembly
1010:Wisconsin State Assembly
965:The History of Wisconsin
691:Wisconsin State Assembly
676:Wisconsin State Assembly
560:Wisconsin State Assembly
427:Mineral Point, Wisconsin
416:Mineral Point, Wisconsin
143:Wisconsin State Assembly
92:Wisconsin State Assembly
1019:Harrison Carroll Hobart
700:Wisconsin Supreme Court
642:Wisconsin State Capitol
71:Harrison Carroll Hobart
44:3rd Speaker of the
1159:Jerome Anthony Watrous
1127:United States Attorney
809:"Moses M. Strong Dead"
722:State Bar of Wisconsin
649:United States Attorney
548:United States Attorney
448:Caroline Frances Green
190:United States Attorney
922:Cravens, Stanley H. "
487:Moses Strong (father)
1142:Thomas W. Sutherland
933:Duckett, Kenneth W.
605:financiers: Senator
468:(b. 1844; died 1845)
241:Thomas W. Sutherland
184:Richard J. Tregaskis
134:Alexander Cotzhausen
1131:Wisconsin Territory
1093:Wisconsin Territory
1074:Morgan Lewis Martin
1063:Wisconsin Territory
980:Watrous, Jerome A.
711:Wisconsin Territory
669:John Hubbard Tweedy
595:Wisconsin Territory
574:Strong was born in
552:Wisconsin Territory
536:Moses McCure Strong
425:Graceland Cemetery
387:Moses McCure Strong
368:(Iowa and Richland)
328:Wisconsin Territory
319:Morgan Lewis Martin
250:Wisconsin Territory
195:Wisconsin Territory
1119:William W. Chapman
962:Smith, William R.
949:Schafer, Joseph. "
636:In February 1837,
615:Madison, Wisconsin
513:lawyer, politician
229:William W. Chapman
47:Wisconsin Assembly
1148:
1147:
1139:Succeeded by
1101:Succeeded by
1071:Succeeded by
1039:Frederick W. Horn
1036:Succeeded by
971:Strong, Moses M.
580:Dartmouth College
533:
532:
504:Dartmouth College
122:Augustus Greulich
83:Frederick W. Horn
1235:
1161:which is in the
1133:
1116:Preceded by
1095:
1081:Preceded by
1065:
1053:Preceded by
1047:Wisconsin Senate
1030:
1016:Preceded by
1006:
1005:
942:Wisconsin Lawyer
940:"Moses Strong".
910:
909:
903:
895:
893:
891:
879:
873:
872:
866:
858:
856:
854:
842:
836:
835:
834:
828:
822:
820:
805:
794:
793:
791:
789:
771:
760:
757:
695:Milwaukee County
638:James Duane Doty
599:land speculation
589:Strong moved to
584:Rutland, Vermont
556:Martin Van Buren
554:under President
525:
412:
400:Rutland, Vermont
396:
394:
378:Personal details
362:
352:
343:
330:
315:
305:
296:
282:
270:
261:
252:
237:
225:
217:Martin Van Buren
206:
197:
181:
169:
160:
145:
130:
118:
109:
94:
79:
67:
58:
49:
35:
21:
20:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1173:
1172:
1144:
1135:
1125:
1121:
1106:
1097:
1091:
1086:
1084:Marshall Strong
1076:
1067:
1061:
1056:
1041:
1032:
1026:
1025:Speaker of the
1021:
997:Moses M. Strong
993:
919:
917:Further reading
914:
913:
897:
896:
889:
887:
880:
876:
860:
859:
852:
850:
843:
839:
829:
818:
816:
807:
806:
797:
787:
785:
780:. Vol. 2.
772:
763:
758:
754:
749:
737:
655:, representing
629:. But when the
623:Wisconsin River
572:
493:
476:
454:
432:Political party
426:
414:
410:
398:
392:
390:
389:
388:
366:
360:
350:
344:
339:
326:
313:
303:
297:
292:
280:
274:Marshall Strong
268:
262:
257:
248:
235:
223:
207:
202:
193:
179:
167:
161:
156:
146:
141:
128:
116:
110:
105:
95:
90:
77:
65:
59:
54:
45:
26:
25:Moses M. Strong
17:
12:
11:
5:
1241:
1231:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1137:
1122:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1111:Legal offices
1108:
1107:
1102:
1099:
1087:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1069:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1034:
1022:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1004:
1003:
992:
991:External links
989:
988:
987:
978:
969:
960:
947:
938:
931:
918:
915:
912:
911:
874:
837:
825:Newspapers.com
795:
761:
751:
750:
748:
745:
744:
743:
736:
733:
687:Byron Kilbourn
571:
568:
531:
530:
527:
526:
519:
515:
514:
511:
507:
506:
501:
495:
494:
492:
491:
488:
484:
482:
478:
477:
475:
474:
469:
466:
462:
460:
456:
455:
453:
452:
449:
445:
443:
439:
438:
433:
429:
428:
423:
419:
418:
413:(aged 84)
407:
403:
402:
386:
384:
380:
379:
375:
374:
371:
370:
365:William Singer
363:
357:
356:
353:
347:
346:
336:
335:
322:
321:
316:
310:
309:
306:
300:
299:
289:
288:
283:
277:
276:
271:
265:
264:
254:
253:
244:
243:
238:
232:
231:
226:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
199:
198:
186:
185:
182:
176:
175:
170:
164:
163:
153:
152:
140:Member of the
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
102:
101:
89:Member of the
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
68:
62:
61:
51:
50:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1240:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1167:United States
1164:
1163:public domain
1160:
1155:
1152:
1143:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1120:
1114:
1109:
1105:
1096:
1094:
1085:
1079:
1075:
1066:
1064:
1055:James Collins
1051:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1031:
1029:
1020:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1002:
998:
995:
994:
985:
984:
979:
976:
975:
970:
967:
966:
961:
958:
957:
952:
948:
946:
943:
939:
936:
932:
929:
925:
921:
920:
907:
901:
886:. p. 215
885:
878:
870:
864:
849:. p. 214
848:
841:
833:
826:
814:
810:
804:
802:
800:
783:
779:
778:
770:
768:
766:
756:
752:
742:
739:
738:
732:
730:
725:
723:
718:
716:
712:
707:
705:
701:
696:
692:
688:
683:
681:
677:
672:
670:
666:
660:
658:
654:
650:
645:
643:
639:
634:
632:
631:Panic of 1837
628:
624:
620:
616:
612:
608:
607:Henry Hubbard
604:
603:New Hampshire
600:
596:
592:
591:Mineral Point
587:
585:
581:
577:
567:
565:
561:
557:
553:
549:
545:
541:
537:
528:
524:
520:
516:
512:
508:
505:
502:
500:
496:
489:
486:
485:
483:
479:
473:
470:
467:
465:George Strong
464:
463:
461:
457:
450:
447:
446:
444:
440:
437:
434:
430:
424:
422:Resting place
420:
417:
409:July 20, 1894
408:
404:
401:
385:
381:
376:
372:
369:
364:
358:
355:James Collins
354:
348:
342:
337:
334:
329:
323:
320:
317:
311:
308:James Collins
307:
301:
295:
290:
287:
284:
278:
275:
272:
266:
260:
255:
251:
245:
242:
239:
233:
230:
227:
221:
218:
215:
211:
205:
200:
196:
191:
187:
183:
177:
174:
171:
165:
159:
154:
150:
144:
138:
135:
132:
126:
123:
120:
114:
108:
103:
99:
93:
87:
84:
81:
75:
72:
69:
63:
57:
52:
48:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
1156:
1150:
1149:
1124:
1104:Nelson Dewey
1089:
1059:
1024:
1001:Find a Grave
981:
972:
963:
954:
941:
934:
927:
888:. Retrieved
877:
851:. Retrieved
840:
823:– via
817:. Retrieved
812:
786:. Retrieved
776:
755:
728:
726:
719:
714:
708:
704:In re Falvey
703:
684:
673:
661:
646:
635:
588:
573:
535:
534:
471:
411:(1894-07-20)
397:May 20, 1810
367:
361:Succeeded by
340:
314:Succeeded by
293:
286:Nelson Dewey
281:Succeeded by
258:
236:Succeeded by
203:
180:Succeeded by
173:Jabez Pierce
157:
129:Succeeded by
106:
100:2nd district
78:Succeeded by
55:
18:
1188:1894 deaths
1183:1810 births
890:November 7,
853:November 7,
813:The Gazette
788:January 26,
657:Iowa County
619:Dane County
611:Horace Hall
601:from three
562:during the
451:(died 1896)
351:Preceded by
333:Iowa County
304:Preceded by
269:Preceded by
224:Preceded by
168:Preceded by
117:Preceded by
66:Preceded by
1177:Categories
747:References
617:; land in
510:Profession
499:Alma mater
472:1 daughter
436:Democratic
393:1810-05-20
819:April 29,
713:entitled
570:Biography
540:Wisconsin
518:Signature
341:In office
294:In office
259:In office
213:President
204:In office
158:In office
147:from the
107:In office
98:Milwaukee
96:from the
56:In office
1129:for the
900:cite web
863:cite web
735:See also
665:delegate
550:for the
459:Children
192:for the
151:district
1165:in the
782:Chicago
680:Speaker
621:on the
576:Vermont
481:Parents
442:Spouses
1157:, by
702:, in
627:Arena
953:".
906:link
892:2014
869:link
855:2014
821:2018
790:2020
698:The
406:Died
383:Born
331:for
149:Iowa
999:at
1179::
902:}}
898:{{
865:}}
861:{{
811:.
798:^
764:^
682:.
644:.
609:,
593:,
586:.
566:.
1169:.
908:)
894:.
871:)
857:.
827:.
792:.
395:)
391:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.png){kind=small}