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Politicians

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John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong (November 19, 1877 in King Township, Ontario, Canada – February 2, 1926) was a Canadian politician, conveyancer and real estate agent. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1911 election as ...
(1877–1926), Canadian politician *
John Armstrong (Australian politician) John Ignatius Armstrong AC (10 July 1908 – 10 March 1977) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1938 to 1962, representing the Labor Party, and was a minister in the Chifley Government. ...
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John Armstrong (New Zealand politician) John Gordon Armstrong (29 March 1935 – 5 December 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Member of Parliament He represented the electorate of New Plymouth in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when he was defeated by the p ...
(1935–2018) * John Armstrong Jr. (1758–1843), soldier and U.S. Secretary of War *
John Armstrong Sr. John Armstrong (October 13, 1717March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and as a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was also ...
(1717–1795), American general and Continental Congressman * John Franklin Armstrong (1819–1887), schoolteacher and Texas state representative * John Armstrong (Irish politician), MP for Fore


Religion

* John Armstrong (archbishop of Armagh) (1915–1987), Anglican bishop * John Armstrong (bishop of Grahamstown) (1813–1856), Anglican bishop *
John Armstrong (bishop of Bermuda) John Armstrong (4 October 190530 December 1992) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda. Early life and education He was educated at Durham School, then an all-boys Independent school in Durham, County Durham, England. He tra ...
(1905–1992), Anglican bishop *
John Armstrong (dean of Kilfenora) John Armstrong (1792–1856) was a 19th-century Anglican priest in Ireland. Armstrong was born in King's County (now Offaly), educated at Trinity College, Dublin and became Dean of Kilfenora in 1847."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The successio ...
(1792–1856), Anglican priest in Ireland


Sports

* Jock Armstrong (born 1970), Scottish rally driver *
John Armstrong (cricketer) John Matthew Armstrong (born 3 January 1981) is an English first-class cricketer. Armstrong is a left-handed batsman who bowls leg break googly. He was born at Consett, County Durham. Armstrong represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in ...
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John Armstrong (footballer, born 1890) John Busby Armstrong (23 September 1890 – 13 December 1950) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associ ...
(1890–1950), England *
John Armstrong (footballer, born 1936) John Armstrong (born 5 September 1936) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Barrow, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and Southport. Playing career Born in Airdrie, Armstrong joined Barrow from B ...
, Scotland * John Armstrong (footballer, born 1987), Scotland * John Armstrong (rugby league), Australia *
John Lee Armstrong John Lee Armstrong (December 15, 1932 – November 1, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He was a college football player at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama Homewood is a city in southeas ...
(1932–2012), American football player and coach * John Armstrong (American football), American football defensive back *
Johnny Armstrong John A. Armstrong Jr. (August 10, 1897 – April 30, 1960) was an American football player and coach. Armstrong was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. From 1918 to 1922, he attended the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was a four-sport ...
(1897–1960), American football player


Others

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John Armstrong (architect) John Armstrong (20 January 1857 – 27 April 1941) was a Scottish architect and civil engineer operating in Scotland in the late 19th century. He was a Quaker, and appears to have done much work for the Society of Friends. Life He was born in ...
(1857–1941), Scotland * John Armstrong (artist) (1893–1973), UK * John Armstrong (British Army officer) (1674–1742), Surveyor General *
John Armstrong (British writer/philosopher) John Armstrong (born 1966) is a British writer and philosopher living in Hobart, Australia. He was born in Glasgow and educated at Oxford and London, later directing the philosophy program at the University of London's School of Advanced Study ...
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John Armstrong (Carolina) John Armstrong (1735 – c. 1784) was an American soldier and land speculator from Surry County, Province of North Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he led units of the 2nd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line, advancing ...
(1735–1784), American soldier and land registrar *
John Armstrong (of Carrick) John Armstrong of Carrick (1909 – 1984) was an English farmer, huntsman, stick dresser and traditional musician from near Elsdon, in central Northumberland. His nickname refers to High Carrick, his hill farm on the edge of the Otterburn Army ra ...
(1909–1984), farmer and musician from Northumberland *
John Armstrong (comics) John Armstrong (died 28 August 2018) was a British comics artist, best known for his work in ''Misty'' and '' Tammy'', for which he drew the long-running strip ''Bella.''John Armstrong (frontiersman) John Armstrong (April 20, 1755 – February 4, 1816) was an American soldier and judge. He was born in New Jersey. During the American Revolutionary War he served as an officer in the Continental Army with the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment and the ...
(1755–1816), Pennsylvania and Ohio *
John Armstrong (journalist/poet) John Armstrong (1771–1797) was a Scottish journalist and poet from Leith. Biography Armstrong was born of humble parents, at Leith, in June 1771. After attending Leith Grammar School and the High School of Edinburgh, he entered the University ...
(1771–1797), Scotland *
John Armstrong (model railroader) John H. Armstrong (November 18, 1920 – July 28, 2004) was a mechanical engineer, inventor, editor, prolific author, and model railroader best known for layout design and operations. He was married for 44 years to Ellen Palmer. They had four ...
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John Armstrong (physician) John Armstrong (8 May 1784 – 12 December 1829) was an English physician. Life Armstrong was born, on 8 May 1784, at Ayres Quay, near Bishop Wearmouth, County Durham, where his father, George Armstrong, of humble birth, was a superintendent ...
(1784–1829), England * John Armstrong (poet) (1709–1779), Scotland * C. A. J. ("John") Armstrong (1909–1994), British medieval historian *
John Alexander Armstrong John Alexander Armstrong Jr. (4 May 1922 – 2010) was Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Born in St. Augustine, Florida on 4 May 1922, he entered the University of Chicago at age 20 where he rece ...
(1922–2010), professor of political science at University of Wisconsin-Madison *
John Archibald Armstrong John Archibald Armstrong, (1917 – December 26, 2010) was a Canadian business executive. Armstrong was Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Oil from 1973 to 1981. He was also a director of the Royal Bank of Canada. In 1983, he was made an Of ...
(1917–2010), Canadian business executive *
John Barclay Armstrong John Barclay Armstrong (January 1, 1850 – May 1, 1913) was a Texas Ranger lieutenant and a United States Marshal. He is usually remembered for his role in the pursuit and capture of the famous gunfighter John Wesley Hardin. Armstrong was born ...
(1850–1913), Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal *
John S. Armstrong John S. Armstrong (November 18, 1850 – April 26, 1908) was an American real estate developer. He was the co-founder (along with Thomas Marsalis) of the former City of Oak Cliff (now incorporated into Dallas) and founder of the town of Highland Par ...
(1850–1908), developer, Texas * John Armstrong (engineer) (1775–1854), Britain *John Armstrong, New Zealand Army, made calculations for the
Te Rata Bridge __NOTOC__ The Te Rata Bridge was a suspension bridge across the Retaruke River in the King Country, New Zealand. On 22 March 1994 two transoms (the supporting beams suspended from wire ropes running from side to side beneath the bridge) snapped ...
* John Eric Armstrong (born 1973), American serial killer


See also

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Armstrong (surname) Armstrong is a surname of Scottish borders origin. It derives from a Middle English nickname which meant someone with strong arms. In Ireland the name was adopted as an Anglicization of two Gaelic names from Ulster: ''Mac Thréinfhir'' (meaning "s ...
* Jack Armstrong (disambiguation) *" Johnnie Armstrong", a folk ballad about a Scottish raider and folk-hero {{hndis, Armstrong, John