Augustus L. Armstrong (March 29, 1833 – August 18, 1873) was an American lawyer and politician.
Armstrong was born in
Milan, Ohio
Milan ( ) is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,371 at the 2020 census. It is best known as the birthplace and childhood home of Thomas Edison.
The Erie County portion of Milan is part of th ...
. He moved to
Freeborn County, Minnesota
Freeborn County is a county in the state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,895. Its county seat is Albert Lea. Freeborn County comprises the Albert Lea Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Freeborn County was crea ...
in 1857. He lived in
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Albert Lea ( ) is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. It is the county seat. Its population was 18,492 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
The city is at the junction of Interstates Intersta ...
with his wife and family and was a lawyer. Armstrong served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...
in 1866 and 1869 and in the
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any State legislature (Unite ...
in 1867 and 1868. He then served in the
United States Marshals Service
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for the
District of Minnesota from 1869 to 1873. Armstrong died in
Delavan, Wisconsin
Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,505 at the 2020 census. It is located southwest of Milwaukee. The city is located partially within the Delavan (town), Wisconsin, Town of Delavan, but the two ...
.
Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Augustus L. Armstrong
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References
1833 births
1873 deaths
Law enforcement officials from Minnesota
Politicians from Albert Lea, Minnesota
People from Milan, Ohio
Minnesota lawyers
19th-century United States Marshals
Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota state senators
19th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
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