Armstrong H. Musgrove (March 26, 1854 – March 28, 1940) was an educator and political figure in

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. He represented Huron North in the

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from 1908 to 1918 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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, the son of John Musgrove and Mary A. Armstrong, both natives of

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. In 1881, Musgrove married Margaret Simpson. He was a school teacher and principal. Musgrove was defeated when he ran for the Huron East seat in the Ontario assembly in 1890. His brother

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also served in the assembly. He died at

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, in March 1940 and was buried at Wingham Cemetery."Obituary: Armstrong Musgrove", ''The Evening Review'', March 28, 1940, Niagara Falls, Ontario, pg. 7

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1854 births 1940 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian Methodists Canadian schoolteachers People from Pickering, Ontario Canadian people of Irish descent People from Wingham, Ontario {{Ontario-MPP-stub