James Armstrong (Texas politician)
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 Serving with Thomas Hinds Duggan | |
| 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 | c. 1811 Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1879 (aged 67–68)[2] Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Children | 5 |
James Armstrong (c. 1811 - December 21, 1879) was a Texan politician who served in the Texas House and Texas Senate.
Life
[edit]Early years
[edit]Armstrong was born in 1811 in Kentucky. He later moved to Jasper County in 1835, where he would stay until 1840.
Politics
[edit]He served in many districts in both the Texas House and Texas Senate from 1847 to 1874.
Later years
[edit]He died of pneumonia on December 21, 1879, at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at the age of 67–68.
References
[edit]- ^ "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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