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32 Yale University Obituary Record
Wilham Lord Strong, B.A. 1884.
Bom June 5,1863, in Pittston(Pa.
Died December 27,1939, in New Brunswick, NJ
Father, Theodore Strong, president First National Bank of Pittston;
son of Rev Wilham Lightbourn Strong (B A. 1802) and Harnet (Deming) Strong of Fayettevdle, N.Y Mother, Mary Elizabeth (Benedict)
Strong, daughter of Hanford and Mary Ann (Seymour) Benedict of
South Norwalk, Conn Yale relatives mclude Adonijah Strong (M A.
Hon 1786) (great-grandfather); Rev Henry P Strong (B A 1807)
(great-uncle), Wilham Strong (B A 1828), Newton D. Strong (B A
1831), Rev Edward Strong (B A 1838), and Rev Samuel W Strong
(B A 1843) (uncles), Theodore C Strong, '78 (brother), Wdham T
Strong, '76, Stuart R Strong, '07 (cousins)
Wilkes-Barre (Pa ) Academy Oration appomtment Jumor year, dissertation appomtment Semor year, Class tennis club Semor year, member
Class lacrosse club, secretary and treasurer Broadway Sunday School
Jumor year and hbranan Semor year; on Class Day committee Semor
year, member Kappa Sigma Epsdon and Psi Upsdon.
Travelled m Europe 1884-85, salesman m Chicago office Washburn &
Moen Manufacturmg Company of Worcester 1885-88, m 1888 moved
to state of Washington where he resided until 1891, an organizer Bank
of Waitsburg m 1889 and president 1889-91, treasurer Spokane Furniture
Company, Spokane Falls, Wash , 1888-91, a founder of and associated
with The Old Bndge (N J) Enameled Bnck and Tde Company 1893
until retirement 1927 (president 1894-1927), director New Brunswick
Savmgs Institution, New Brunswick Young Men's Christian Association,
and First National Bank of South River, N J ; honorary member Rutgers
chapter Phi Beta Kappa, member First Presbyterian Church of New
Brunswick (elder smce 1907)
Married June 16, 1891, m Spokane, Wash, Dorothy, daughter of
Charles Kohler and Cathenne (Jones) Wilkisson Chddren. Theodore,
'14, Wilham Lord, Jr , and Dorothy
Death due to coronary occlusion Buried m Hillside Cemetery, Plain-
field, N J Survived by wife, chddren, six grandchddren, and four sisters,
Miss Emdy Seymour Strong, Miss Caro Strong, Mary Strong Watson
(Wellesley ex-'79), wife of Wilham Law Watson of Pittston, and Helen
Strong Wray, the wife of Charles Fredenburg Wray (Massachusetts
Inst of Technology ex-'95) of Rochester, N Y.
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1935-1940 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1935-1940 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 32 |
| Transcript | 32 Yale University Obituary Record Wilham Lord Strong, B.A. 1884. Bom June 5,1863, in Pittston(Pa. Died December 27,1939, in New Brunswick, NJ Father, Theodore Strong, president First National Bank of Pittston; son of Rev Wilham Lightbourn Strong (B A. 1802) and Harnet (Deming) Strong of Fayettevdle, N.Y Mother, Mary Elizabeth (Benedict) Strong, daughter of Hanford and Mary Ann (Seymour) Benedict of South Norwalk, Conn Yale relatives mclude Adonijah Strong (M A. Hon 1786) (great-grandfather); Rev Henry P Strong (B A 1807) (great-uncle), Wilham Strong (B A 1828), Newton D. Strong (B A 1831), Rev Edward Strong (B A 1838), and Rev Samuel W Strong (B A 1843) (uncles), Theodore C Strong, '78 (brother), Wdham T Strong, '76, Stuart R Strong, '07 (cousins) Wilkes-Barre (Pa ) Academy Oration appomtment Jumor year, dissertation appomtment Semor year, Class tennis club Semor year, member Class lacrosse club, secretary and treasurer Broadway Sunday School Jumor year and hbranan Semor year; on Class Day committee Semor year, member Kappa Sigma Epsdon and Psi Upsdon. Travelled m Europe 1884-85, salesman m Chicago office Washburn & Moen Manufacturmg Company of Worcester 1885-88, m 1888 moved to state of Washington where he resided until 1891, an organizer Bank of Waitsburg m 1889 and president 1889-91, treasurer Spokane Furniture Company, Spokane Falls, Wash , 1888-91, a founder of and associated with The Old Bndge (N J) Enameled Bnck and Tde Company 1893 until retirement 1927 (president 1894-1927), director New Brunswick Savmgs Institution, New Brunswick Young Men's Christian Association, and First National Bank of South River, N J ; honorary member Rutgers chapter Phi Beta Kappa, member First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick (elder smce 1907) Married June 16, 1891, m Spokane, Wash, Dorothy, daughter of Charles Kohler and Cathenne (Jones) Wilkisson Chddren. Theodore, '14, Wilham Lord, Jr , and Dorothy Death due to coronary occlusion Buried m Hillside Cemetery, Plain- field, N J Survived by wife, chddren, six grandchddren, and four sisters, Miss Emdy Seymour Strong, Miss Caro Strong, Mary Strong Watson (Wellesley ex-'79), wife of Wilham Law Watson of Pittston, and Helen Strong Wray, the wife of Charles Fredenburg Wray (Massachusetts Inst of Technology ex-'95) of Rochester, N Y. |
