Armstrong, George Dodd – Arnold, Albert Nicholas
Armstrong, George Dodd
clergyman, author, was born Sept. 15, 1813, in Mendham, N. J. He is a presbyterian clergyman of Norfolk, Va.; and the author of The Summer of the Pestilence; The Doctrine of Baptisms; The Christian Doctrine of Slavery; Theology of Christian Experience; The Sacraments of the New Testament; and The Books of Nature and Revelation, a criticism of the theory of evolution.
Armstrong, George Washing- Ton
business man, was born Aug. 11, 1836, in Boston, Mass. In 1865 he purchased a local baggage express, and at once organized Armstrong's Transfer, which he soon raised to be a business of importance and magnitude. He owns the news business on the entire Hoosac Tunnel line; and is a director of a number of business corporations.
Armstrong, Henry Clay
legislator, was born June 1, 1840, in Lafayette, Ga. He received his education at the Howard college. During 1876-80 he served as a member of the Alabama state senate; in 1880-84 was state superintendent of education of Alabama; in 1884-85 was a member of the Alabama house of representatives; and filled the chair of speaker in that body; and during 1885-89 he served as consul-general of the United States to Brazil. He has filled various high positions in the Masonic lodge; has been grand secretary of the Masonic grand bodies; and since 1892 has been recorder of the grand commandery of Alabama.
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, John
general, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He distinguished himself in the Indian wars, and was consulted by the proprietors of Pennsylvania on all matters connected with Indian affairs. In 1776 congress promoted him from the rank of colonel to that of brigadier-general, and he assisted in the defense of Fort Moultrie, and in the battle of Germantown. In 1777 he resigned his commission in consequence of dissatisfaction as to rank; was subsequently elected a representative to congress from Pennsylvania, serving from 1793 to 1795; and also held a number of other honorable offices. He died March 9, 1795, in Carlisle, Pa.
Armstrong, John
general, congressman, author, was born Nov. 25, 1758, in Carlisle, Pa. He served as an officer in the revolutionary war. At the close of the war, in order to obtain redress for the grievances of the officers of the army, he prepared the celebrated Newburgh Letters; was a delegate to the continental congress in 1778 and 1787, from Pennsylvania; was made secretary of state and adjutant-general of the state; to him was intrusted the direction of the last Pennsylvania war against the Connecticut settlers of Wyoming. Returning to New York, he was sent to the senate of the United States, serving from 1800 to 1804, when he resigned. On the return of Chancellor Livingston from the French embassy, he was commissioned minister in his place, in 1804; and was also appointed a commissioner plenipotentiary to Spain.
Returning to his own country, he was appointed a brigadier-general in 1812; and in 1813, secretary of war. He was the author of Notes on the War of 1812; Treatise on Gardening; Treatise on Agriculture; and other works. He died April 1, 1843, in Red Hook, N. Y.
Armstrong, Moses K
surveyor, journalist, statesman, was born Sept. 19, 1832, in Milan, Ohio. He was educated at the Western Reserve college; removed to Minnesota in 1856; was elected surveyor of United States lands; on the admission of Minnesota as a state, removed to Yankton, on the Missouri river; on the organization of Dakota, in 1861, was elected to the first territorial legislature, and re-elected in 1862 and 1863, serving the last year as speaker; was editor of The Dakota Union in 1864; was elected territorial treasurer; appointed clerk of the supreme court in 1865; elected to the territorial senate in 1866; and chosen president in 1867. He published the first history of Dakota in 1867; acted as secretary to the Indian peace commission to the Sioux; and from 1866 to 1009 established the base-lines for United States surveys in southern Dakota, and the northern Red river valley. He was again elected to the territorial senate in 1869; established the first democratic newspaper in the territory; and was chosen president of the First National bank of the territory in 1872. He was elected delegate to the forty-second and forty-third congresses.
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
soldier, was born in 1790 in Tennessee. He commanded a company of Tennessee artillery under Jackson in the Creek war of 1813-14 with distinguished bravery. He again distinguished himself at the battle of New Orleans, and in 1836, as brigadier-general, commanded the Tennessee mounted volunteers at the battle of Wahoo swamp. He was postmaster at Nashville from 1829 to 1845, when he was sent as consul to Liverpool, remaining until 1852. He subsequently became the proprietor and editor of the Washington Union, and was the confidential adviser of Mr. Polk during his presidency. Gen. Jackson bequeathed to him his sword. He died Feb. 23, 1854, in Washington, D. C.
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
lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 23, 1782, in Ireland. He studied law in Winchester, Va.; he was a member of the Virginia house of delegates; in 1822-23, a member of the board of public works; in 1820-24 was a presidential elector. He was a representative in congress from 1825-33.
Armstrong, William Dawson
musician, composer, was born Feb. 11, 1868, in Alton, Ill. He received his education at the Alton public schools and at Shurtleff college. In 1889 he was elected to a professorship in Forest Park university of St. Louis, Mo.; and in 1891-96 became director of the Shurtleff School of Music of Alton, Ill. As an organist and composer he has attained national repute.
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.
Arnett, Benjamin W
bishop, author, was born March 6, 1838, in Brownsville, Pa. He was chosen bishop in 1888, and appointed to the episcopal district of South Carolina and Florida. He is the author of The Light Along the Jordan; and Fifty Years in the Field.
Arnold, Albert Nicholas
clergyman, author, was born Feb. 12, 1814, in Cranston, R. I. He was a baptist clergyman who held professorships in several baptist seminaries successively; and was the author of Pre-requisites to Communion; Evils of Infant Baptism; and One Woman's Mission. He died Oct. 11, 1883, in Cranston, R. I.