Joseph Elijah Armstrong Explained

Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Constituency Mp1:Lambton East
Parliament1:Canadian
Predecessor1:Oliver Simmons
Successor1:Burt Wendell Fansher
Term Start1:1904
Term End1:1921
Predecessor2:Burt Wendell Fansher
Successor2:Burt Wendell Fansher
Term Start2:1925
Term End2:1926
Birth Date:9 November 1866
Birth Place:York County, Canada West
Party:Conservative

Joseph Elijah Armstrong (November 9, 1866  - January 31, 1931) was a Canadian politician.

Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA. An oil producer, a manufacturer and farmer, he first ran unsuccessfully as the Protestant Protective Association candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the electoral district of Lambton East in the 1896 federal election. Switching to the Conservative Party, he was elected in a 1904 by-election. He served from 1904 to 1921 and from 1925 to 1926.

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