Ernest Henry Strong was a lawyer, judge and political figure on 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 represented 5th Prince

5th Prince

5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1996.The district comprised the city of Summerside.-Dual Member:...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1944 to 1945 as a Conservative.

He was born in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island

Crapaud, Prince Edward Island

Crapaud is a Canadian village in Queens County, Prince Edward Island , North of Victoria in the township of Lot 29.- References :...

, the son of C. Edward Strong and Sarah Davis Ellison, and the grandson of William G. Strong

William G. Strong

William Gambee Strong was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island for eight years....

. He was educated at Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island....

. Strong was called to the bar in 1912. He served overseas during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 receiving the military cross in the battle of Amiens in 1917. He retired from the military in 1939 at the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Strong was married twice: first to Loretta McNeill and then, in 1931, to Clara Wilkinson, They had two children Edward Strong and Elizabeth Strong (née Reagh) . He resigned his seat in the assembly in 1945 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons. Strong ran unsuccessfully reelection to Prince Edward Island assembly in 1947, 1951, 1955 and 1957. He was stipendiary magistrate at 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 :...

 from 1931 to 1958 and also served as deputy judge in juvenile court at Summerside. Strong died in Summerside at the age of 74.

His brother 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....

also served in the province's assembly.