Strong served as district attorney of Jefferson County from 1895 to 1900. He was then engaged in the development of mineral lands in Jefferson and Armstrong Counties from 1901 to 1916, and served as president of the Mohawk Mining Company. He was also engaged in banking.
Strong was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934. After he left Congress, he resumed his former business activities.
Death and interment
Strong died in Brookville on December 14, 1939, and was interred in the Brookville Cemetery.