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| | Caleb Strong |
 | | STRONG, Caleb, senator, born in Northampton, "Mass., 9 January, 1745 ; died there, 7 November, 1819. |
 | | He was fourth in descent from John, founder of the family, who came to this country from Taunton, England, in 1630, and finally settled in Northampton, Massachusetts After graduation at Harvard in 1764, he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1772. |
 | | But when the administration withdrew nearly all the National troops from the coast of Massachusetts, leaving it defenceless, he was active in adopting measures for the safety of the state. |
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