James Clark Strong

Strong on his 84th birthday

James Clark Strong (May 26, 1826–1915) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a prominent New York attorney in the post-war period. An advocate for Native Americans, he litigated That Portion of the Cayuga Indians Residing in Canada v. State (N.Y. 1885)[1] and Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy (U.S. 1896)[2] on behalf of the Cayuga and Seneca, respectively, two of the earliest litigations of aboriginal title in New York.

  1. ^ That Portion of the Cayuga Indians Residing in Can. v. State, 1 N.E. 770 (N.Y. 1885); People ex rel. That Portion of the Cayuga Nation of Indians Residing in Can. v. Bd. of Comm'rs of the Land-Office, 1 N.E. 764 (N.Y. 1885).
  2. ^ Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy, 162 U.S. 283 (1896).