John Franklin Alexander Strong (October 15, 1856 – July 27, 1929) was a British North American-born journalist who was the second governor of Alaska Territory from 1913 to 1918.

John Franklin Alexander Strong was born in Salmon Creek,[citation needed] a small farming community in Queens County, New Brunswick, British North America on October 15, 1856, the son of Adam Robert and Janet (Nicholl) Strong.

The tax was a major source of income for the territory and the lack of funds thus created severely limited Strong's ability to implement development projects.

[2] Significant legislation signed into law by Governor Strong included the granting of United States citizenship to members of the indigenous population that gave up tribal life, implementation of workers' compensation and the United States' first old age pension, authorization of a territorial university, and creation of a Board of Education.

Other changes affecting the territory was the authorization for construction of the Alaska Railroad in October 1914, loosening of federal controls on road building and coal mining, and creation of Mount McKinley National Park in 1917.

[2] President Wilson declined to reappoint Strong to a second term as governor and his final day in office came in April 1918.