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.[1][2]

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
SpouseElizabeth M. Burgess Butman
Professionbanker, lawyer, legislator

Biography

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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

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

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1866 – 1870
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1864? – 1865
Succeeded by