William Gambee Strong was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It existed from 1773 to 1893. Members were appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island on the advice of the Premier until 1862 when it became an...

 for eight years.

He was born in Sackville, New Brunswick

Sackville, New Brunswick

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, the son of the reverend John B. Strong and Elizabeth Gambee. Strong was educated in Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint John, New Brunswick

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 and at a boarding school in Annapolis, Nova Scotia

Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

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. In 1842, he married Sarah Jane Bonsfield. Strong worked as a clerk for a merchant in Saint John before moving to Bedeque, Prince Edward Island

Bedeque, Prince Edward Island

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 in 1851, where he was a merchant and shipbuilder. In 1877, he settled in Summerside

Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...

. He served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1873 until 1881, when he was named sheriff for Prince County

Prince County, Prince Edward Island

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Strong was also a lay preacher in the Methodist Church

Methodism

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His grandsons Heath

Heath Strong

Heath Edward Strong was a lawyer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1932 to 1935 and from 1944 to 1945 as a Conservative....

 and Ernest

Ernest Strong

Ernest Henry Strong was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1944 to 1945 as a Conservative....

served in the Prince Edward Island assembly.