Presentation of a portrait of the late George Vaughn Strong to the Supreme Court of North Carolina on behalf of his children and his nephew, Henry R. Strong

ADDRESS By Hon. FRANK A. DANIELS ON PRESENTATION OF A PORTRAIT OF THE LATE GEORGE VAUGHAN STRONG TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA ON BEHALF OF HIS CHILDREN AND HIS NEPHEW. HENRY R. STRONG 28 MAY. 1934 At the invitation of his children I present the portrait of George Vaughan Strong. I know of no reason why they should thus honor me unless it arises out of their knowledge of the long and affectionate friendship which, beginning in my boyhood and extending to his death, existed between us. I should regard myself most happy if, in this address, I should be able to preserve in some measure the outlines of the life, character and attainments of this great lawyer of a former generation. George Vaughan Strong, son of Dr. Salmon Strong and his wife Eliza Sampson Strong, was born at Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, May 7th, 1827. The father of Dr. Strong came from Bolton, Connecticut, and was an early settler of Sampson County. Eliza Sampson was a descendant of Michael Sampson who, with his brother John Sampson, came from England to the colony before the Revolution. They were sons of Samuel Sampson, a bishop of the Church of England, and the offspring of an old family long prominent in their native land. Sampson County, formed in 1784, from Duplin, was named in honor of John Sampson who had served as a member of the Governor’s Council under the Royal Governors Dobbs, Tryon and Martin, from 1761 to 1775. As a boy young Strong lived for some time with his uncle, Dr. Fred Hill, who later became his guardian, on his estate at Orton, near Wil¬ mington, from which he entered the school of Jefferson Lovejoy, a distinguished educator of that period.