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Armstrong, Addison F – Arnell, Samuel M

Armstrong, Addison F

merchant, was born April 1, 1835, in Clinton county, Ohio. He was elected in 1870 to the Indiana state senate, and held that position three terms, or until 1874, serving also in that time through the special session of 1872. He became a merchant in Kokomo, Ind.

Armstrong, James

soldier, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He served as a colonel in the successful defense of Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor, in the summer of 1776, and commanded the Pennsylvania militia in the defense of Germantown in October, 1777. He was a member of congress from 1793 till his death. He died March 3, 1795, in Carlisle, Pa.

Armstrong, James

naval officer, was born Jan. 17, 1794, in Shelbyville, Ky. He commanded the East India squadron in 1855, and assisted at the capture of the barrier forts near Canton, China, in 1857. He was in command of the navy yard at Pensacola, Fla., when that state seceded in 1861; and surrendered without resistance when a greatly superior military force demanded possession. In 1866 he was promoted to be commodore. He died Aug. 27, 1868.

Armstrong, James F

naval officer, was born Nov. 20, 1817, in New Jersey.

He was passed midshipman in 1838; promoted lieutenant in 1842; and was commissioned captain in 1862. He died April 19, 1873, in New Haven, Conn.

Armstrong, P. B

financier, was born Feb. 3, 1847, in Franklin county, Ind.

He holds the presidency of three different fire insurance companies, and is a member of the leading clubs of the metropolitan districts.

Armstrong, Robert

lawyer, legislator, was born September, 1846, in Greenwich, N. Y. He received his education at the South Hartford academy, Fort Edward Collegiate institute, and the Union college of Schenectady, N. Y. He was a member of the New York state assembly for two terms, in 1881-82 and in 1882-83; and while a member of that body served on the judicial committee, and on general laws. He has attained prominence in his state as an astute and able lawyer.

Armstrong, Samuel C

soldier, educator, was born Jan. 30, 1839, in Hawaii. He served in the civil war, and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general. He laid the foundation of the now celebrated Hampton Normal and Agricultural institute; and has helped build many other institutions.

Armstrong, Samuel T

governor of Massachusetts, was born in 1784 in Massachusetts. He was a bookseller in Boston, and among other works published a stereotype edition of Scott's Family Bible, which was widely circulated. He became mayor of Boston and lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, and in 1836 the election of Governor Davis to the United States senate made him governor for the remainder of the term. He died March 26, 1850.

Armstrong, Sarah B

educator, physician, surgeon, was born July 31, 1857, near Cincinnati, Ohio. She taught school for several years, and in 1886 took her first degree in regular medicine, and has received the degrees of B. A., M. A. and M. D. Since 1891 she has practiced her profession with success in Bay City, Mich.

Armstrong, William H

lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 7, 1824, in Williamsport, Pa. He graduated at Princeton college in 1847; and adopted the profession of the law. He was elected to the state legislature in 1860-61; and was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-first congress. In 1882 he was appointed commissioner of railroads in the department of the interior.

Arnell, Samuel M

educator, manufacturer, congressman, was born May 3, 1833, in Maury county, Tenn. In 1859 he went into the business of manufacturing leather; in 1861 took an active interest in putting down the rebellion, and suffered in person and property from the confederate army. He was elected to the Tennessee legislature, and advocated the passage of the constitutional amendment in 1865. He was elected a representative from Tennessee to the thirty-ninth congress, and re-elected to the fortieth and forty-first congresses.