Thomas H. Armstrong

Thomas Henry Armstrong (February 6, 1829 – December 29, 1891) was a Minnesota banker, lawyer, legislator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Milan, Ohio, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor William Rainey Marshall from January 8, 1866 to January 7, 1870. Armstrong served in the Minnesota Constitutional Convention and in both houses of the Minnesota State Legislature. He married Elizabeth M. Burgess Butman in 1868, retired, and died in 1891 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.[1][2]

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Thomas Henry Armstrong
Thomas Henry Armstrong
5th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 8, 1866 – January 7, 1870
GovernorWilliam Rainey Marshall
Preceded byCharles D. Sherwood
Succeeded byWilliam H. Yale
7th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1864? – 1865
Preceded byJared Benson
Succeeded byJames B. Wakefield
Personal details
Born(1829-02-06)February 6, 1829
Milan, Ohio
DiedDecember 29, 1891(1891-12-29) (aged 62)
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Elizabeth M. Burgess Butman
Professionbanker, lawyer, legislator

Notes
  1. Minnesota Historical Society
  2. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles D. Sherwood		 Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1866 – 1870		 Succeeded by
William H. Yale
Preceded by
Jared Benson		 Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1864? – 1865		 Succeeded by
James B. Wakefield


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