Samuel Armstrong (February 24, 1844 – April 3, 1921) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1886 to 1890 as an Independent member. He was born in

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in 1844, the son of Samuel Armstrong, and came to Canada West with his family in 1848. Armstrong was self-educated in

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and attended some public school in Thorold and Toronto. The family eventually settled in the

district. He was named a justice of the peace in 1868. In 1870, he married Catherine Taylor. Armstrong was postmaster for the village of

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from 1871 to 1886 and served as reeve from 1872 to 1887. He operated a general store and

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and was also involved in the timber trade and the construction of railways and roads. He supported prohibition of alcohol and extending the vote to women. While he was a member of Parliament he served on Standing Committees from 1887 to 1890. In 1895, he was named sheriff for Parry Sound. For many of his years as sheriff, he was blind. Armstrong died at Parry Sound in 1921 aged 77.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD68-K8L

Legacy

The township of

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was named in his honour.

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* * * 1844 births 1921 deaths 19th-century Irish people Canadian Methodists Independent MPPs in Ontario Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario People from Parry Sound, Ontario Politicians from County Wexford {{Ontario-MPP-stub