Joseph Elijah Armstrong

Politician

1866 – 1931

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Who was Joseph Elijah Armstrong?

Joseph Elijah Armstrong 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 Canadian House of Commons 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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Born
Nov 9, 1866
York County, Ontario
Nationality
  • Canada
Died
Jan 31, 1931

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on July 23, 2013

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