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    John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758 – April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress...
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    S. Senate seat, which had been left vacant by the resignation of John Armstrong Jr.; he served in that capacity from February 9, 1802, to November 4...
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  • (1908–1977) John Armstrong (New Zealand politician) (1935–2018) John Armstrong Jr. (1758–1843), soldier and U.S. Secretary of War John Armstrong Sr. (1717–1795)...
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  • John Armstrong (October 13, 1717 – March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army...
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    John Jacob Astor and Sarah Cox (née Todd) Astor. His maternal grandparents were U.S. Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida (née Livingston) Armstrong of...
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    Rebecca Armstrong (1800–1872), the daughter of Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida (née Livingston) Armstrong and sister of Horatio Gates Armstrong. Her...
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    Astor's maternal grandparents were Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida Livingston of the Livingston family. John Astor III studied at Columbia College, graduating...
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    John Pickering. In November 1804, Mitchill was elected a U.S. Senator from New York to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Armstrong,...
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    needed] The US plan was devised by United States Secretary of War John Armstrong Jr., who originally intended to take the field himself. Because concentrating...
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  • War. He was the eldest of seven children born to John Armstrong Jr. and Alida (née Livingston) Armstrong (1761–1822), who married in 1789. His father served...
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  • David H. Armstrong (1812–1893), U.S. Senator from Missouri John Armstrong Jr. (1758–1843), U.S. Senator from New York William L. Armstrong (1937–2016)...
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    young Nicholas worked for a number of prominent officials, including John Armstrong Jr. and James Monroe. In the Pennsylvania state legislature, he defended...
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    Sr. (1792–1875), who married Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong, daughter of Senator John Armstrong Jr., in 1818. Dorothea Astor (1795–1874), who married...
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    to 142 seats from 108. President: Aaron Burr (DR) President pro tempore: John Brown (DR), October 17, 1803 – February 26, 1804 Jesse Franklin (DR), March...
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    resignation of DeWitt Clinton, replacing the temporarily appointed John Armstrong. He was re-elected in 1807, and served until March 4, 1813. On October...
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    until Brigadier General John Armstrong won Senate confirmation. Monroe and Armstrong clashed over war policy, and Armstrong blocked Monroe's hopes of...
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    paternal grandmother, Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong, Astor was also a great-grandson of Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida Livingston of the Livingston...
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    replaced by William Jones, while John Armstrong Jr. replaced Eustis, much to the dismay of Monroe, who hated Armstrong. During the War of 1812, Gallatin...
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    successor Robert Wright (DR) was elected and seated that same day. John Armstrong Jr. (DR) resigned February 5, 1802. His successor Dewitt Clinton (DR)...
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  • confused with the more famous John Armstrong, Jr., a Pennsylvania officer who became U.S. Secretary of War. Armstrong rejoined the United States Army...
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    Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 22, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong....
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    Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong. His paternal grandfather was John Jacob Astor and his maternal grandparents were Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida (née...
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    Livingston (1766–1847) Alida Livingston (1761–1822) ∞ John Armstrong Jr. (1758–1843) (son of Gen. John Armstrong, Sr.) Edward Livingston (1764–1836) ∞ 1778: Mary...
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  • Armstrong (1899–1983), U.S. Air Force major general John Armstrong (British Army officer) (1674–1742), British Army major general John Armstrong Jr....
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  • Armstrong and John Armstrong Jr. James Armstrong (1748–1828), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1793–95. Son of John Armstrong. John Armstrong Jr...
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    built 1811–1815. Construction was interrupted by the War of 1812 when John Armstrong Jr. (1758-1843), the owner, served as a Brigadier General, Minister to...
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  • Benjamin Roy Armstrong Jr. (born September 9, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Armstrong won three National Basketball Association...
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    with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh). While at Bryn Mawr and Brown, Armstrong appeared in over one hundred stage plays. Armstrong's professional acting career...
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    Montgomery (1738–1775), sister Alida Livingston (1761–1822), who married John Armstrong, Jr. (1758–1843) (who succeeded him as U.S. Minister to France), and sister...
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    John Laurance (sometimes spelled "Lawrence" or "Laurence") (1750 – November 11, 1810) was a delegate to the 6th, 7th, and 8th Congresses of the Confederation...
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