James Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the Jefferson district | |
| In office December 13, 1847 – November 5, 1849[1] | |
| Preceded by | [data missing] |
| Succeeded by | District created |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome B. Robertson |
| Succeeded by | James K. Holland |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office November 7, 1853 – November 2, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | [data missing] |
| Succeeded by | George Bernard Erath |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
| In office January 14, 1873 – January 13, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Jefferson Chambers Joseph Grigsby Smyth W. T. Simmons |
| Succeeded by | James Bates Simpson Dan Triplett Pinkney Samuel Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1811 Kentucky, USA |
| Died | December 21, 1879 (aged 67–68)[2] Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA |
| Children | 5 |
James Armstrong (Abt. 1811 - December 21, 1879) was a Texan politician who served in the Texas House and Texas Senate.
Life
Early years
Armstrong was born in 1811 in Kentucky, US. He later moved to Jasper County in 1835, where he would stay until 1840.
Politics
He served in many districts in both the Texas House and Texas Senate from 1847 to 1874.
Later years
He died of pneumonia on December 21, 1879, at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at the age of 67–68.
References
- ↑ "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ↑ "James Armstrong (1811-1879)". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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