U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1870 / Served to 1880
William Strong
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Ulysses Grant in 1870 and confirmed by voice vote, William Strong was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 18, 1870
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant, 1870
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale College 1828
- Succeeded
- Robert Cooper Grier
- Succeeded by
- William Burnham Woods
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | Supreme Court · succeeded Robert Cooper Grier | Grant (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Yale Law School | ||
| Yale College | B.A. | 1828 |
| Yale College | M.A. | 1831 |
| Read law | 1832 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
10 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).