Earl Armstrong (1900–1986) was an

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farmer and politician. He served as

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of Gloucester Township from 1952 to 1972. He was the son of William Armstrong and descended from Irish immigrants to Canada. He married Peninnah Sloan, a school teacher from Manotick. They had three children, Jack, Robert and Richard. He took over the operation of the family dairy farm and expanded its size. During his period in office as reeve, Gloucester Hydro and the Gloucester Police Force were established. Armstrong also served three years as warden for Carleton County. The

Earl Armstrong Arena The Earl Armstrong Arena is an indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is used as an ice hockey arena in the winter to house the Ottawa Canadians Jr. team and in the summer uses its slab for lacrosse where the Gloucester Griffins Jr "B" tea ...

and Earl Armstrong Road, both in the former

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, are named in his honour.

References

* ''Gloucester Roots'', L. Kemp (1991) * ''Carleton Saga'', Harry & Olive Walker (1968) Mayors and reeves of Gloucester Township, Ontario 1986 deaths 1900 births {{Ontario-mayor-stub