Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Hon. W. A. STRONG, President of the Joliet Gas-Light Co., Joliet; was born in Waterloo, 
Seneca Co., N. Y., Oct. 3, 1828 ; he made his home there until 1850, when. he came to 
Illinois, settling in Joliet, where he shortly afterward engaged in the hardware 
business; in 1863, he was elected Mayor of the city of Joliet, holding the office one 
year; he has served several years as member of the Board of Aldermen; he was at one 
time engaged in the stone-quarrying business, the firm being Strong & Davidson, and 
owning and operating the quarry formerly known as the Wilson Quarry; he continued 
this business three years; in 1865, he was elected President of the Joliet Gas-Light 
Co., which had been organized in 1858.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.