Alexander Armstrong (Maryland politician)

Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong
	Armstrong in 1919
Attorney General of Maryland
	In office; 1919–1923
Preceded by	Ogle Marbury (acting)
Succeeded by	Thomas H. Robinson
Personal details
Born	Alexander Armstrong III; June 28, 1877; Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
Died	November 20, 1939 (aged 62); Ruxton, Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hill Cemetery; Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Rebekah Woods (m. 1911)
Children	1
Relatives	Bess Armstrong (granddaughter)
Alma mater	Princeton University (BA,MA); University of Pennsylvania Law School (LLB)
Occupation	Politician; lawyer; bank president;

Alexander Armstrong III (June 28, 1877 – November 20, 1939) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as Attorney General of Maryland from 1919 to 1923. He was the Republican candidate for Maryland Governor in the 1923 election.

Early life

Alexander Armstrong III

Hagerstown High School. He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1899 and a Master of Arts in 1900. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in 1904.^[2]^[3]

Career

Armstrong practiced law in Hagerstown and

state's attorney for Washington County from January 1, 1908, to January 1, 1912. He was president of the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Washington County from 1912 to 1916. He was elected as Attorney General of Maryland in 1919, defeating Thomas J. Keating. He served until 1923. He was the Republican candidate for Maryland Governor in the 1923 election and was defeated by incumbent Governor Albert Ritchie.^[2]^[3]^[4] He was a delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention. From 1924 to his death, Armstrong served on the State Board of Law Examiners.^[3] In 1928, Armstrong was counsel during the Maryland legislature's State Roads Scandal of 1928.^[3]

Armstrong was president of the First National Bank of Hagerstown. He was president of The Armstrong Company, a manufacturer of putties and plastic cements, in

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. He also served as director of the Potomac Edison Company, the New Amsterdam Casualty Company and the Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Company. He was a director of the Baltimore Library Association and a member of the board of visitors of the Severn School.^[3]

Personal life

Armstrong married Mary Rebekah Woods, daughter of Dr. Hiram Woods, on January 25, 1911, in Baltimore. His brother also married the daughter of Dr. Woods. Armstrong and his wife had one son, Alexander Jr.[2]^[3] His wife died on December 21, 1938.^[4] Later in life, Armstrong leased his home in Hagerstown and lived in Baltimore County.^[3] His granddaughter was Bess Armstrong.^[1]

Armstrong died on November 20, 1939, at his house on Boyce Avenue in Ruxton, Baltimore County. He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown.^[2]^[4]