Joseph Elijah Armstrong Politician

Joseph Elijah Armstrong (November 9, 1866 – January 31, 1931) was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA. An oil producer, a manufacturer and farmer, he first ran unsuccessfully as the Protestant Protective Association candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in the electoral district of Lambton East in the 1896 federal election. Switching to the Conservative Party, he was elected in a 1904 by-election. He served from 1904 to 1921 and from 1925 to 1926.

Personal facts

Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Birth dateNovember 09, 1866
Birth place
Province of Canada , York County Ontario
Date of deathJanuary 31, 1931

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Office holder

party
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
region
Lambton East
successor

Joseph Elijah Armstrong on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.archive.org/details/canadianparliame00montuoft