James Armstrong (Georgia politician)
James Armstrong (1728–1800) served in the Continental Army, in the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment.
James Armstrong | |
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| State Assembly of Georgia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1728 |
| Died | 1800 (aged 71–72) |
| Political party | Federalist |
History
James Armstrong was born in 1728, in Pennsylvania. Much of his early life is unknown.[1] He served in the Revolutionary War, starting in February 1776 when he became Regional Quartermaster of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Army. He became an ensign of the 5th Company of the same regiment on 21 May, and was promoted to second lieutenant on 11 November. He was commissioned as first lieutenant of the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment in April 1777.
After the war, Armstrong was admitted as an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Pennsylvania.[2]
He received one electoral vote in the first U.S. presidential election.
References
- Jensen, DenBoer & Becker 1976, pp. 294–295.
- Metcalf, p. 36.
Bibliography
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- Jensen, Merrill; DenBoer, Gordon; Becker, Robert A. (1976). The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790, Volume 4. University of Wisconsin. ISBN 9780299121204.
- Metcalf, Bryce (1938). Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc.
- Petit, James Percival (1976). South Carolina and the Sea: Day by Day Toward Five Centuries, 1492-1976 A.D. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. OCLC 2476964.
- Saffell, W.T.R. (2009). Records of the Revolutionary War. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788412226.
- Showman, Richard K. (2005). The Papers of General Nathanael Greene, Volume 13. University of North Carolina. ISBN 9780807829431.
- Steele, Rollin M. (1993). The Lost Battle of the Alamance, Also Known as the Battle of Clapp's Mill: A Turning Point in North Carolina's Struggle with Their British Invaders in the Very Unusual Year of 1781. University of Virginia. OCLC 32826536.
- Thomas, G. Scott (2015). Counting the Votes: A New Way to Analyze America's Presidential Elections: A New Way to Analyze America's Presidential Elections. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440838835.
- Twohig, Dorothy; Grizzard, Frank E.; Hoth, David R.; Lengel, Edward G.; Ferraro, William M.; Huggins, Benjamin L. (1985). The Papers of George Washington: July-September 1778. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780813925790.