William Hepburn Armstrong
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William Hepburn Armstrong (September 7, 1824 – May 14, 1919) was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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William H. Armstrong was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
. He graduated from Princeton College in 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Williamsport. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He declined a commission as president judge of the twenty-sixth judicial circuit of Pennsylvania in 1862.
Armstrong was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870
. He declined the office of commissioner of Indian affairs tendered by President Ulysses S. Grant
. He served as commissioner of railroads from 1882 to 1885. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
, and Philadelphia, until 1898, when he retired from active business pursuits. He moved to Wilmington, Delaware
, where he died in 1919. Interment in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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William H. Armstrong was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2009, the population was estimated at 29,304...
. He graduated from Princeton College in 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Williamsport. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He declined a commission as president judge of the twenty-sixth judicial circuit of Pennsylvania in 1862.
Armstrong was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first
41st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870
United States House election, 1870
The U.S. House election, 1870 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1870 which occurred in the middle of President Ulysses S...
. He declined the office of commissioner of Indian affairs tendered by President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
. He served as commissioner of railroads from 1882 to 1885. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Philadelphia, until 1898, when he retired from active business pursuits. He moved to Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, where he died in 1919. Interment in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
Sources
- The Political Graveyard
- William Hepburn Armstrong at Find-A-Grave