Samuel Turell Armstrong

Samuel Turell Armstrong ( born April 29, 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, † March 26, 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts ) was an American politician and 1835-1836 Acting Governor of the State of Massachusetts.

Early years and political rise

Samuel Armstrong, who grew up as an orphan from the age of 13, attended the public schools of his home and then rose into the printing industry. There he made ​​the leap from apprentice to owner of his own company. Since 1822 Armstrong was also active in politics. In that year he was elected to the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, where he was to return in 1828 and 1829. Between 1833 and 1835, he was vice- governor of his state.

Governor of Massachusetts and other CV

Following the resignation of Governor John Davis Armstrong had to end in accordance with the State Constitution whose term of office. So that he could hold this office between March 1, 1835 to January 13, 1836. Politically he was a member of the Whigs. After his relatively short and uneventful tenure Armstrong in 1836 Mayor of the City of Boston. In 1839 he was also elected to the Senate from Massachusetts. The married Abigail Walker Samuel Armstrong died in March 1850 in Boston.