James Armstrong (Ontario politician)
James Armstrong (March 1, 1830 in Queensbury, New Brunswick – January 26, 1893) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He ran in a federal by-election of 1875 in the riding of Middlesex East and lost. Howeer, he was elected in 1882 as a Member of the Liberal representing the riding of Middlesex South. He was re-elected in 1887 and 1891. Armstrong died in office at the age of 62. Biography. He was the son of Thomas Armstrong and Agnes Murray, both immigrants from Roxburghshire, Scotland, and was educated in Middlesex County, Upper Canada. Armstrong was  married twice: to Jane Fraser in 1858 and to Annie McCall in 1873. He was president of the London Mutual Fire Insurance Company and a director of the Canadian Saving and Loan Company. Armstrong also served as superintendent of schools, township clerk, reeve for Westminster Township and warden for Middlesex County.