James Armstrong (February 15, 1794 – August 13, 1867)
[The Death of Judge Armstrong]
, ''The Sunbury Gazette'' (August 24, 1867), p. 3.[''The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'', Vol. 2. (1900)]
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was a justice of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from April 6, 1857 to December 1, 1857.
Career
Born in
Berks County, Pennsylvania,
Armstrong moved to
Milton, Pennsylvania, as a child, and then to
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he
studied law and was admitted to the bar.
Armstrong "served a brief period on the Supreme Bench in 1857",
[Frank Marshall Eastman, ''Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923, Volume 2'' (1922), p. 507.] having been "appointed on the 6th of April of that year to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Jeremiah S. Black
Jeremiah Sullivan Black (January 10, 1810 – August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1851–1857) and as the Court's Chief Justice (1851–1854). He also served in the ...
". At the time of his appointment, Armstrong "was the leader of the Lycoming county bar". He served on the state supreme court until December 1, 1857.
[Frank Marshall Eastman, ''Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923, Volume 2'' (1922), p. 507.]
Personal life and death
Armstrong married Sarah Hepburn, daughter of James and Mary Hopewell Hepburn, of
Northumberland, Pennsylvania. From this union three children were born,
William Hepburn Armstrong
William Hepburn Armstrong (September 7, 1824 – May 14, 1919) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 1869 to 18 ...
, who later served in the United States House of Representatives, Mary Hopewell and Sarah Emily Perry.
Armstrong died in
Williamsport,
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 73.
References
Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
1794 births
1867 deaths
People from Pennsylvania
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