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James Armstrong (Pennsylvania politician)

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Alfred Armstrong (1801-1884), who was thrice married—first to Mary, daughter of John Rankin, in 1829, second to Ann, daughter of Esq. Thomas Carothers, in 1838, and third to Mary, daughter of William Hamill, in
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In 1789, Armstrong was married to Mary Stevenson (1766–1813), a daughter of large land-owner and iron manufacturer George Stevenson, Esq. (formerly the deputy surveyor-general under
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Through his son John, he was a grandfather of Mary Armstrong (1828–1898), wife of Christian Bowers Herman, and Cassius M. Armstrong (1846–1896), who married Jennie Hershman.
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Lyon) Armstrong (1719–1797). His older sister Rebecca Armstrong was the wife of James Turner and his younger brother was
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Pro-Administration Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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John Wilkins Armstrong (1798–1870), a doctor who married Mary Susanna Shell (1813–1855) in 1825.
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Armstrong died on May 6, 1828, in Carlisle and was buried in the Old Carlisle Cemetery.
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In 1792, he was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to represent
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Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves
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On September 12, 1808, he was appointed an associate judge of the
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After his graduation from medical school, he moved to
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James Armstrong (Pennsylvania)
U.S. House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
At-large
Carlisle
Province of Pennsylvania
British America
John Armstrong Jr.
John Armstrong Sr.
Philadelphia Academy
Nassau Hall
Alma mater
University of Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Brigadier General
Continental Congressman
John Armstrong
née
John Armstrong Jr.
U.S. Secretary of War
Minister to France
U.S. Senator
Philadelphia Academy
Nassau Hall
College of New Jersey
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
Winchester
Frederick County, Virginia
American Revolutionary War

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