Born near Atlantic City, New Jersey, Stringer moved with his parents to Lincoln, Illinois, in 1876.

He was appointed chief justice of the Illinois State Court of Claims in 1905 and served until 1913.

He did not seek renomination in 1914, but was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in that year's election.

Stringer was elected judge of Logan County in 1918 and served until his death in Lincoln, Illinois on December 5, 1942.

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