William Hepburn Armstrong | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's18th district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen F. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Henry Sherwood |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
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| Born | (1824-09-07)September 7, 1824 |
| Died | May 14, 1919(1919-05-14) (aged 94) |
| Political party | Republican |
William Hepburn Armstrong (September 7, 1824 – May 14, 1919) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 1869 to 1871.
William H. Armstrong was born inWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, toJames Armstrong and Sarah Hepburn Armstrong, his father having been a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer who briefly served on the state supreme court.[1] He graduated fromPrinceton College in 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Williamsport. He served in thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He declined a commission as president judge of the twenty-sixth judicial circuit of Pennsylvania in 1862.
Armstrong was elected as a Republican to theForty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1870. He declined the office of commissioner of Indian affairs tendered by PresidentUlysses S. Grant.
Armstrong was appointed, by PresidentChester A. Arthur,United States Commissioner of Railroads, serving from 1882 to 1885 and resigning shortly after the inauguration of PresidentGrover Cleveland, and being succeeded by Gen.Joseph E. Johnston. He resumed the practice of law inWashington, D.C., andPhiladelphia, until 1898, when he retired from active business pursuits. Upon the death of his wife, and after the marriage of his daughters and the removal of his sons to distant parts of the country, Armstrong retired from professional life. While a resident in Williamsport he drew the charter, purchased the water right, and organized the Williamsport water company. He organized the Williamsport Library association, built its first market house, and laid the first block of stone pavement in its streets.[1]
He moved toWilmington, Delaware, where he died in 1919. He was interred inWilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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