Joseph Elijah Armstrong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: York County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
About Joseph Elijah Armstrong
- 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 House of Commons of Canada 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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