Moses M. Strong

Moses M. Strong
3rd Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 9, 1850 – January 8, 1851
Preceded by	Harrison Carroll Hobart
Succeeded by	Frederick W. Horn
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 2nd district
In office January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1858
Preceded by	Augustus Greulich
Succeeded by	Alexander Cotzhausen
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Iowa district
In office January 1, 1850 – January 1, 1851
Preceded by	Jabez Pierce
Succeeded by	Richard J. Tregaskis
United States Attorney for the Wisconsin Territory
In office June 1838 – 1841
President	Martin Van Buren
Preceded by	William W. Chapman
Succeeded by	Thomas W. Sutherland
President of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory
In office January 6, 1845 – January 5, 1846
Preceded by	Marshall Strong
Succeeded by	Nelson Dewey
In office December 5, 1842 – March 18, 1843
Preceded by	James Collins
Succeeded by	Morgan Lewis Martin
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Iowa County
In office December 5, 1842 – January 4, 1847
Preceded by	James Collins
Succeeded by	William Singer (Iowa & Richland)
Personal details
Born	(1810-05-20)May 20, 1810 Rutland, Vermont, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1894(1894-07-20) (aged 84) Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Graceland Cemetery, Mineral Point
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Caroline Frances Green ​ ​ (m. 1832⁠–⁠1894)​
Children	(Baby) Strong (b. 1842; died 1842) George Strong (b. 1844; died 1845) Moses Strong (b. 1846; died 1877) Agnes Frances Strong (b. 1849; died 1905)
Parents	Moses Strong (father) Lucy Maria (Smith) Strong (mother)
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Profession	Lawyer, politician
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Moses McCure Strong (May 20, 1810 – July 20, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was one of the framers of the Constitution of Wisconsin, a member of the territorial legislature, and United States Attorney for the Wisconsin Territory under President Martin Van Buren. After Wisconsin achieved statehood, he was speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 3rd Wisconsin Legislature (1850).^[1]