Robert Franklin Armfield

Robert Franklin Armfield (born July 9, 1829 in Greensboro , North Carolina , † November 9, 1898 in Statesville , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1883 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Armfield attended public schools in his home country and then Trinity College in Durham . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1845, he began to work in this profession in Yadkinville . During the Civil War , Armfield rose to lieutenant colonel in the North Carolina State Forces, which were integrated into the Confederation Army . After the war he moved to Statesville, where he practiced as a lawyer again.

Politically, Armfield was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1874 and 1875 he was a member of the North Carolina Senate , of which he was president in 1874. From 1875 to 1876 he served as the lieutenant governor of his state. In the congressional election of 1878 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded William M. Robbins on March 4, 1879 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1883 . In 1882 he decided not to run again.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Robert Armfield initially worked as a lawyer again. Between 1889 and 1895 he was a judge at the Superior Court ; then he retired. He died in Statesville on November 9, 1898.

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SURNAME	Armfield, Robert Franklin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 9, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Greensboro , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	November 9, 1898
Place of death	Statesville , North Carolina