Thomas H. Armstrong

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Thomas Henry Armstrong
Thomas Henry Armstrong
5th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office January 8, 1866 – January 7, 1870
Governor	William Rainey Marshall
Preceded by	Charles D. Sherwood
Succeeded by	William H. Yale
7th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1864?–1865
Preceded by	Jared Benson
Succeeded by	James B. Wakefield
Personal details
Born	(1829-02-06)February 6, 1829 Milan, Ohio
Died	December 29, 1891(1891-12-29) (aged 62) Albert Lea, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth M. Burgess Butman
Profession	banker, lawyer, legislator

Thomas Henry Armstrong (February 6, 1829 – December 29, 1891) was a Minnesota banker, lawyer, legislator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He became Lieutenant Governor under Governor William Rainey Marshall from January 8, 1866, to January 7, 1870. Armstrong served in the Minnesota Constitutional Convention and both houses of the Minnesota State Legislature. He died in 1891 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Biography

Thomas Henry Armstrong was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 6, 1829, the son of Augustus Armstrong (1790-1862) and Phebe Higby (1805-1864).

His father was born in Rhode Island but later moved to Milan, Ohio, where he married Phebe Higby. Following this, he settled down and became a farmer.

Thomas studied in Milan, Ohio for a couple of years before moving to Minnesota in 1855, where he settled in High Forest, Minnesota. Before the outbreak of the Civil war, he was originally a Douglas Democrat, but when the war broke out, he became a staunch Republican He stayed in High Forest until he moved to Albert Lea in April 1875.

Political career

In the autumn of 1874, he ran as an independent for the State Senate, an endeavor in which he was successful.