Samuel Armstrong

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Samuel Turell Armstrong (born April 29, 1784 in Dorchester , Massachusetts , † March 26, 1850 in Boston , Massachusetts) was an American politician and acting governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1835 to 1836 .

Early years and political advancement

Samuel Armstrong, who grew up as an orphan from the age of 13, attended the public schools in his home country and then went into the printing trade. There he made the leap from apprentice to owner of his own company. From 1822 Armstrong was also involved in politics. That year he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he was to return in 1828 and 1829. Between 1833 and 1835 he was lieutenant governor of his state.

Massachusetts governor and further résumé

After the resignation of Governor John Davis , Armstrong had to end his term in office according to the state constitution. So he could hold this office between March 1, 1835 and January 13, 1836. Politically, he was a member of the Whigs . At the end of his relatively short and uneventful tenure, Armstrong became mayor of Boston in 1836. In 1839 he was also elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Samuel Armstrong, who was married to Abigail Walker, died in Boston in March 1850.

Web links

• Samuel Armstrong in the National Governors Association (English)
• Samuel Armstrong in the database of Find a Grave (English)