STRONG, THERON R. 



fear, and complete consistency of life with the 

 thorough orthodox tenets which he held, were 

 among the foundation qualities of his charac- 

 ter. Besides his five years of labor for the 

 Massachusetts Home Missionary Society, Dr. 

 Storrs had devoted eleven or twelve years to 

 journalism. He was for five years, between 

 1817 and 1825, editor of the Boston Recorder, 

 and temporarily occupied the same position 

 twenty years later; and from 1850 to 1856 he 

 was the senior associate editor of the Congre- 

 gationalitt. The two papers were subsequently 

 united. He had also published a "Memoir of 

 Rev. Samuel Green," and about twenty single 

 sermons and addresses. He was for many 

 years a frequent contributor to the religious 

 Reviews. Kev. R. S. Storrs, D. D., of Brook- 

 lyn, the eminent pulpit orator and scholar, is 

 his only surviving child. 



STRONG, THEBON R., an eminent jurist, 

 born in Litchfield, Conn., November 7/1802; 

 died in New York City, May 15, 1873. He 

 was the second son of Judge Martin Strong, of 

 Litchfield, who was for many years a distin- 

 guished lawyer and judge in Connecticut. He 

 received a good English and classical educa- 

 tion, and was thoroughly trained in the law 

 by his father. In 1826, having been admitted 

 to the bar, he opened an office at Palmyra, 

 Wayne County, N. Y., where he resided for 

 twenty-seven years. He was District Attorney 

 of Wayne County for five years, and fur a long 

 time was a master and examiner in chancery. 

 In 1839 he was elected member of Congress, 

 where he served until 1841. The next year he 

 was a member of the New York Legislature. 

 In 1851 he was elected Judge of the Supreme 

 Conrt, and held that office for eight years. 

 For one year of that time he was a member 

 of the Court of Appeals. Among his decisions 

 was that in the celebrated Cancemi case, which 

 was twice before that court during his term 

 of office, and in which he read the opinion of 

 the court on botli occasions. More opinions 

 written by Judge Strong were published while 

 he was a member of the Court of Appeals 

 than by any other member of the court except 

 Judge Denio. Judge Strong's residence from 

 1853 to 1867 was in Rochester, where he re- 

 sumed the practice of the law on retiring from 

 the bench. His business during that time was 

 very extensive, and he was engaged in nearly 

 every case of importance in the Seventh Judicial 

 District. He removed to New York City, in 

 1867, and at the time of his death was the senior 

 member of the firm of Strong & Shepard, and 

 in active practice before the principal courts of 

 the State and of the United States ; his services 

 were also very largely called for as referee. 



SWEDEN AND NORWAY, two kingdoms 

 of Northern Europe, united under the same 

 dynasty. King, Oscar II., born January 21, 

 1820 ; succeeded to the throne at the death of 

 his brother, Charles XV., September 18, 1872. 

 Hurried June 6, 1857, to Sophia, born July 9, 

 1836, daughter of the late Duke William of 



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Nassau. Offspring of the union are four sons, 

 namely: Gustavus, heir-apparent, Duke of 

 Wermland, born June 16, 1858; Oscar, Duke 

 of Gothland, born November 15, 1859; Charles, 

 Duke of Oestergb'tland, born February 27, 

 1861 ; and Eugen, Duke of Nerige, born Au- 

 gust 1, 1865. King Oscar is the fourth sover- 

 eign of the house of Ponte Corvo, and grand- 

 son of Marshal Bernadotte, Prince de Ponte 

 Corvo, who was elected heir apparent to the 

 crown of Sweden August 21, 1810, and as- 

 cended the throne February 5, 1818. 



The executive authority is in the hands of 

 the King, who acts under the advice of a 

 Council of State, composed of ten members, 

 of whom two have the title of State Ministers, 

 and eight that of Councillors of State ; of the 

 latter five are chiefs of departments. At the 

 close of 1873, the Swedish Council of State 

 was composed of the following members : 



1. The Minister of State and Justice, Axel 

 Adlercreutz; Minister of the Interior, 18G8-'70, 

 appointed Minister of Justice, June 3, 1870. 



2. Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Major- 

 General Oscar M. de Bjornstjerna, appointed 

 Minister of Foreign Affairs, December 17, 1872. 

 8. H. W. Bredberg, appointed November 2, 

 1860. 4. C. J. Berg, appointed June 4, 1868. 

 5. Minister of the Navy, Major-General Baron 

 Broder Abraham Leijonhufvud, appointed Jan- 

 uary 14, 1870. 6. Minister of Finance, C. F. 

 Woern, appoined June 3, 1870. 7. Minister 

 of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Dr. G. Wennerbcrg, 

 appointed June 3, 1870. 8. Minister of the 

 Interior, Dr. P. A Bergstrom, appointed June 

 8, 1870. 9. Baron C. J. O. Alstromer, ap- 

 pointed June 15, 1870. 10. Minister of War, 

 Major-General Erik Oscar Weideuhielm, ap- 

 pointed December 5, 1871. 



In Norway the King exercises his authority 

 through a Council of State, composed of one 

 Minister of State, and nine Councillors. Two 

 of the councillors, together with the minister, 

 form a delegation of the Council of State, 

 residing at Stockholm, near the King. The 

 following are the members of the Council of 

 State: I. At Christiania 1. Minister of State, 

 Fredrik Lang, appointed July, 1873. 2. De- 

 partment of Finance and Customs, H. L. Hel- 

 liesen, appointed December, 18C3. 3. Depart- 

 ment of Justice, John Collett Falsen, appointed 

 November, 1869. 4. Department of the Inte- 

 rior, N. P. Vogt, appointed June, 1871. 5. De- 

 partment of the Navy and of Postal Communi- 

 cations, A. C. Manthey, appointed December, 

 1856. 6. Department of Education and Ec- 

 clesiastical Affairs, P. P. Essendrop, appointed 

 April, 1872. 7. Army Department. L. II. M. 

 Segelcke, appointed April, 1872. II. Delega- 

 tion of the Council at Stockholm : 1. O. R. 

 Kierulf, Minister of State, appointed December, 

 1871. 2. H. C. C. Meldahl, appointed Decem- 

 ber, 1871. 3. J. L. Johansen, August, 1878. 



Sweden is divided, for administrative pur- 

 poses, into lans, which according to the latest 

 dates had the following area and population : 



