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John Bass Strong (c. 1790 - ?) was a Methodist circuit rider.

The Methodists of the Canadas has relied upon the United States for circuit riders, and the War of 1812 caused the supply to dry up. Thomas Burch was covering both the Montreal and Quebec City circuits, and was neglecting the latter. A Methodist residing in Quebec City, Mr. Langlois, requested of the Superintendent of the Nova Scotia district that another circuit rider be sent to Quebec city. Unable to fufill the request from within his own ranks, the superintendent forwarded the request to the Wesleyan Missionary Secretaries in London, who sent John Bass Strong to Quebec City. He arrived there on June 21st, 1814. There he found a Methodist society of between 30 and 40 members, who had not had a regular preacher available to them for three years. After a year in Quebec City, Strong was moved to Montreal. During his year in Montreal, he was married, and was re-assigned to Nova Scotia in 1816.