Moses K. Armstrong
Moses Kimball Armstrong (born September 19, 1832 in Milan , Erie County , Ohio , † January 11, 1906 in Albert Lea , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1875 he represented the Dakota Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .
Early years
Moses Armstrong attended the Huron Institute and Western Reserve College in Cleveland . In 1856 he moved to the Minnesota Territory . There he was entrusted with the land survey in Mower County . His next assignment was to survey the Dakota Territory. So he moved to Yankton in what is now South Dakota .
Political rise
Armstrong was also politically active in his new home. He became a member of the Democratic Party . From 1861 to 1863 he was a member of the House of Representatives for the Dakota Territory. In 1863 he was even president of the house. In 1864 he published the Dakota Union newspaper and in 1865 he became clerk at the Supreme Court of the Territory. From 1866 to 1877 Armstrong was a member and temporarily president of the Territorial Government Council. In 1867 he was also secretary of a commission negotiating a peace treaty with the Indians. As a land surveyor, Armstrong determined the lines of longitude and latitude of the administrative units in the southern part of the Dakota Territory and in the area of the Red River Valley . In 1869 he was again a member of the Territorial Government Council.
Congress delegate
In the congressional elections of 1870 Armstrong was elected as the successor to Solomon L. Spink as a delegate of his territory in the US House of Representatives in Washington . After a re-election in 1872 he was able to exercise this mandate between March 4, 1871 and March 3, 1875. As a delegate, he had no voting rights in Congress . After losing the 1874 election, he was forced to cede his seat to Jefferson P. Kidder of the Republican Party .
After serving in Congress, Armstrong moved to Saint James , Watonwan County , Minnesota. There he worked in the banking and real estate business. He died on January 11, 1906 and was buried in Minneapolis .
Web links
- Moses K. Armstrong in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Moses K. Armstrong in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Armstrong, Moses K. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Armstrong, Moses Kimball (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1906 |
| Place of death | Albert Lea , Minnesota |