James Armstrong (Texas politician) explained

James Armstrong
State House:Texas
District:Jefferson
Term Start:December 13, 1847
Term End:November 5, 1849[1]
Successor:District created
State Senate2:Texas
District2:14th
Term Start2:November 3, 1851
Term End2:November 7, 1853
Predecessor2:Jerome B. Robertson
Successor2:James K. Holland
State Senate3:Texas
District3:23rd
Term Start3:November 7, 1853
Term End3:November 2, 1857
Alongside3:Thomas Hinds Duggan
Successor3:George Bernard Erath
State House4:Texas
District4:1st
Term Start4:January 14, 1873
Term End4:January 13, 1874
Predecessor4:Thomas Jefferson Chambers
Joseph Grigsby Smyth
W. T. Simmons
Successor4:James Bates Simpson
Dan Triplett
Pinkney Samuel Watts
Birth Place:Kentucky, U.S.
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Children:5

James Armstrong (- 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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislative Reference Library of Texas. lrl.texas.gov. July 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: James Armstrong (1811-1879). www.findagrave.com. July 9, 2018.