U.S. Congressman. Born in Lisburn, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1792, with his parents and settled in Virginia. He studied law in Winchester, was a United States tax collector, (1818-19) and a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1822-23). In 1825, he was Twentieth Congresses and as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, serving until 1833. After his term, he was a tavern owner until his death at age 82 in Romney, West Virginia.
U.S. Congressman. Born in Lisburn, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1792, with his parents and settled in Virginia. He studied law in Winchester, was a United States tax collector, (1818-19) and a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1822-23). In 1825, he was Twentieth Congresses and as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, serving until 1833. After his term, he was a tavern owner until his death at age 82 in Romney, West Virginia.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
Advertisement
See more Armstrong memorials in:
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
