Joseph Strong (politician)

Joseph Strong (1770 – 1812) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Strong graduated from Yale College in 1792. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Palmyra, New York.

Strong was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1809. He represented the 17th Congressional District of New York.

Following his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Palmyra. He died in Palmyra on January 1, 1812, and was interred in Palmyra Village Cemetery.