He was the son and heir of Sir Norman Stronge, Bt; they were both killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army at his family home, Tynan Abbey.
Three thousand men, including a large contingent of Ulster Special Constabulary Association members, were assembled in front of the platform.
James Stronge was gunned down alongside his elderly father Norman, by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in the library of his home, Tynan Abbey, on the evening of 21 January 1981.
On seeing the explosions at the house (and a flare Norman had lit in an attempt to alert the authorities), Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) personnel arrived at the scene and established a road block at the gate lodge.
[7] In 1984, Seamus Shannon was arrested by the Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland and handed over to the RUC on a warrant accusing him of involvement in the killing of James and his father.