Thomas Armstrong (13 September 1903 – 16 March 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

New South Wales Parliament The Parliament of New South Wales is a bicameral legislature in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), consisting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each ...

from 1953 until his death in 1957. He was independent but generally supported the Labor Party government of

Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill (21 January 189122 October 1959), also known as Joe Cahill or J. J. Cahill, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, railway worker, trade unionist and Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to his death in 1 ...

. Armstrong was born and educated to elementary level in

Lambton, New South Wales Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, from Newcastle's central business district. Early days The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of Newcastle as the descendants of the traditional custodians of the ...

. He was the son of a coal-miner and began working as a miner at Wallsend Colliery at age 14. He eventually became an ironworker at the Newcastle Steel Works and became an official of the

Federated Ironworkers' Association The Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia (FIA) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1911 and 1991. It represented labourers and semi-skilled workers employed in the steel industry and ironworking, and later also the ch ...

. He was elected as an alderman of

Newcastle City Council Newcastle City Council is the local government authority for the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the 26 wards in the city. It is currently controlled by the Labou ...

between 1941 and 1953 and was the Mayor of Newcastle in 1952.

State Politics

Armstrong was elected as the member for

Kahibah Kahibah is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flagg ...

at a

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, caused by the resignation of

Joshua Arthur Joshua George Arthur (27 January 1906 – 20 May 1974) was an Australian schoolteacher and politician who represented the Hamilton and Kahibah districts for the Labor Party. Early life Born to Joshua Arthur, a blacksmith, and Ethel May Embleto ...

who was found guilty by a Royal Commission of improper business dealings. He was re-elected at the 1956 election, but died a year later.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Tom 1903 births 1957 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Mayors and Lord Mayors of Newcastle