Samuel Turell Armstrong
American printer and politician (1784–1850) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Turell Armstrong (April 29, 1784 – March 26, 1850) was a U.S. political figure. Born in 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a printer and bookseller in Boston, specializing in religious materials. Among his works were an early stereotype edition of Scott's Family Bible, which was very popular, and The Panoplist, a religious magazine devoted to missionary interests.
Samuel Turell Armstrong | |
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Acting Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office March 1, 1835 – March 13, 1836 | |
14th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office 1833–1836 | |
Governor | Levi Lincoln, Jr. John Davis |
Preceded by | Thomas L. Winthrop |
Succeeded by | George Hull |
6th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
In office 1836 | |
Preceded by | Theodore Lyman |
Succeeded by | Samuel A. Eliot |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1839 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1784-04-29)April 29, 1784 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
Died | March 26, 1850(1850-03-26) (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic-Republican Whig |
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Armstrong began to withdraw from the printing business in 1825, and focused instead on politics. He was active in Boston politics during the 1820s, twice winning a seat in the Massachusetts General Court (state legislature). In 1833 he was elected the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts as a Whig, and served three consecutive annual terms. For most of the last term he was acting governor after Governor John Davis resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate. He lost a bid to be elected governor in his own right in 1836, but was elected Mayor of Boston, a post he held for one year.