Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26

year or TWO. lie cut loose from the
democratic party and supported Van
Buren, for the presidency. He set
tied at Mineral Point in 1886 and
opened law and land office. In
1887 he was appointed government
surveyor to survey lands on the west
side of the Mississippi. He was APP.
pointed United States attorney for
the territory of Wisconsin in 1888,
by President Van Buren, which
office he held three years. He con.
Quoted the proceedings by which
the capitol park at Madison was
transferred to the state in 1889. The
warranty deed was dated Mineral
Point, Jan. Is, 1889, and it convey.
ed the land in the capitol square TO
the state in consideration of the pay
ment of 81 and the benefits and al,
vantageS to be derived from the 10.
cation by Steven L. Mason, Julia
G. Mason, and kintzing Prichett,
of Detroit, and through their attor.
ney, Moses Nj. Strong, In 1871 he
was elected u member of the legis.
lative council from Iowa county.
He was personal witness of the
killing of Charles c. L. Arndt by
James Vineyard, Feb. IL, 1912, on
the floor of the council chamber,
and defended Vineyard i'll the trial
which eusued. His client was ac-
Quilted of murder, on the ground Of
self defense. In 1912 Mr.. Strong
was reelected to the council for Il
term of four years, and was elected
president, but resigned March Is,
when Morgan l.. Martin, of Brown,
was elected to fill the vacancy, 1t
is singular coincidence that at the
second session of the council, held
in lS43, Marshall M. Strong, of Ra-
cine, (no relation of the Iowa mani
was chosen president of the council.
AT the session of lS45, Moses M.
Strong was again elected president
of the body.
MIR. Strong was one of the dele,
gates to the first constitutional con-
vention, and took a leading part in
framing the first constitution. He
was chosen member of the first
assembly in ls49, and was elected
speaker in 1850.
In 1852 he devoted much time to
railroad building, being active in
the construction of the La Crosse Il
Milwaukee road, and was it's first
president. He was afterwards pres
ident of the Mineral Point railroad.
Since 1853 Mr.. Strong has avoided
public life and confined himself to
his professional duties. He acquir.
ed an enviable reputation at the bar
and in the legislative councils and
political conventions, in which bod
les as a parliamentarian and presid.
ing officer he has had no superior in
the state. He was democrat po-
litically after the whig party disinte.
grated although he never asked any
thing from the party. When the
state bar association was organized
in 1878, he was chosen president,
and held the office till last year,
when he resigned. In 1885 he was
appointed a member of the state
board of law examiners and has
held the position ever since.
Mr.. Strong was always an K pisco-
palian, and was one Of the charter
members of Trinity church, Mineral
Point, which was organized in 1885.
Since then he has been regular
communicate. He received the
right of confirmation at the hands
of Bishop Kemper. In June last,
when Mr.. Strong attended the dio.
cesar council at Milwaukee, he was
appointed first chancellor of the
diocese by Bishop Nicholson. AT
the evening meeting of the dele.
gates in the chapel of st. Paul's
church, Mr.. Strong was present and
took part in the debate, and his con.
struction of legal points of ecclesl'
astical law was deferred to by the
bishop. Bishop Nicholson is a
graduate of Dartmouth, Mr.. Strong's
alma mater, and the announcement
of the demise was sad tidings to the
reverend gentlemen. "Mr. Strong
has been great aid to me since |
have resided in Wisconsin," said he,
"and | shall miss him very much.
He is one of the vestrymen Of Trim.
ity church, Mineral Point, and has
been regular attendant at the
councils as well as a strong church.
man. He graduated at Dartmouth
in 1929, and was at the time of his
death either the oldest or second
oldest graduate alive" The bish.
ops high regard for the deceased
was attested by his presence and
assistance at the funeral, and his
impressive sermon from the text:
"Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou
hast the words Of eternal llfe."
While the state at large takes
cognizance Of Mr.. Strong's death as