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(s)	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. 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]

Notes

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

Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota

Holcombe Donnelly Swift Sherwood Armstrong Yale Barto Wakefield Gilman Rice Ives Clough Day Gibbs L. Smith Jones Eberhart E. Smith Gordon Burnquist Sullivan Frankson Collins Nolan Adams Arens Solberg Petersen Richardson (acting) Lindsten Anderson Thye Miller Anderson Nelsen Wright Rolvaag Keith Goetz Perpich Olson Wangberg Johnson Dyrstad Benson Schunk Molnau Prettner Solon T. Smith

Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Territorial (1849–1857)	Furber Ames Ludden Day Taylor Norris Gardner Furber

State (since 1857)	Watrous Bradley Coggswell Benson Sherwood Benson Armstrong Wakefield Farmer Davidson J. Merriam Hall Kinyon Gibbs Gilman Fletcher Gibbs W. Merriam Graves Champlin Lee Van Sant Jones Dare Dowling Babcock Clague L. Johnson Rockne Dunn Rines Flowers Parker Nolan J. Johnson Swenson Munn G. Johnson Barker Hall Hartle A. Johnson Chilgren Duxbury Dirlam Sabo Searle Norton Sieben Jennings Norton Vanasek Long Anderson Carruthers Sviggum Anderson Kelliher Zellers Thissen Daudt

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 56533346 LCCN: nr99028429

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