Strong, Selah Brewster, 1792-1872

Selah Brewster Strong (May 1, 1792 – November 29, 1872) was born on May 1, 1792 in Brookhaven, New York. He graduated from Yale College in 1811. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1814, and commenced practice in New York City. On August 14, 1823, he married Cornelia Udall.

During the War of 1812 he was commissioned as an ensign and quartermaster in the 10th Regiment, Third Brigade, New York City and County Troops, and in 1815 was promoted successively to lieutenant and captain. He was master in chancery in 1817, moved to Brookhaven in 1820, and was District Attorney of Suffolk County from 1821 to 1847, except for nine months in 1830. He was appointed judge advocate of the First Division of the New York State Infantry in 1825. He was elected as a Democrat to the 28th United States Congress. In March 1846, he was appointed judge of the Second Judicial Circuit, but did not take office. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court.