Question: Facts:   - death date: 21 january 1981    - spouse: unmarried    - office: member of the northern ireland assembly of the northern ireland house of commons member      - term end: 1972 1974    - constituency: mid armagh mid armagh    - term start: 1969 1973    - birth date: 21 june 1932    - name: major the hon. james m. stronge    - death place: tynan abbey , county armagh    - occupation: soldier police constable , merchant banker , farm manager , reserve   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james stronge -lrb- politician -rrb- .
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major james matthew stronge -lrb- 21 june 1932 -- 21 january 1981 -rrb- was a soldier and ulster unionist party mp in the parliament of northern ireland , and the later northern ireland assembly .he was the son and heir of sir norman stronge , bt ; they were both killed by the provisional irish republican army at his family home , tynan abbey .