strangman was educated at charterhouse school and trinity hall, cambridge and was called to the bar by the middle temple in 1896. he practised in bombay, twice served as advocate-general of bombay (1908–1915 and 1916–1922), and as such was an "ex officio" member of the bombay legislative council. as advocate-general he was the first lawyer to successfully prosecute gandhi. he was knighted in the 1920 new year honours.