Role Canadian Politician Died January 31, 1931 | Political party Conservative Name Joseph Armstrong | |
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Born November 9, 1866York County, Canada West ( 1866-11-09 ) Party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
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.
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