"[6] His paternal grandfather was the prominent mathematician, Theodore Strong, who was raised by his wealthy uncle Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (the namesake of his father).
"[10] In November 1900, Strong was elected in a Republican wave to the New Jersey State Senate to represent Middlesex County, New Jersey defeating the incumbent Democratic candidate, and former mayor of New Brunswick, James H. Van Cleef,[11] with 9,283 to 7,327.
[14] He was succeeded in the Senate by fellow Republican William Howard Crosby Jackson.
[10] In April 1903, he was appointed by Governor Franklin Murphy as a member of the New Jersey State Board of Assessors and later served as its president for several years.
[9][17] Together, Theodore and Cornelia lived at "Stronghold" at 272 Hamilton Street in New Brunswick and were the parents of six sons and two daughters: Strong died at his home in New Brunswick on December 24, 1928, after several days suffering "from the grip" (today known as influenza).