James Armstrong (March 1, 1830, in

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– January 26, 1893) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He ran in a federal by-election in 1875 in the riding of

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and lost. He was elected in 1882 as a member of the

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representing the riding of Middlesex South. He was re-elected in 1887 and 1891. Armstrong died in office at the age of 62.

Biography

He was the son of Thomas Armstrong and Agnes Murray, both immigrants from Roxburghshire,

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, and was educated in Middlesex County,

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. Armstrong was married twice: to Jane Fraser in 1858 and to Annie McCall in 1873. He was president of the London Mutual Fire Insurance Company and a director of the Canadian Saving and Loan Company. He was also a superintendent of schools, township clerk, reeve for Westminster Township and warden for Middlesex County.J A Gemmill (ed.),
The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883
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References

* 1830 births 1893 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from York County, New Brunswick {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub