John Armstrong (frontiersman)

John Armstrong
Born	(1755-04-20)April 20, 1755 New Jersey
Died	February 4, 1816(1816-02-04) (aged 60) Clark County, Indiana

John Armstrong (April 20, 1755 – February 4, 1816) was an American soldier and judge. He was born in New Jersey. During the

, a Pennsylvania officer who became U.S. Secretary of War.

Armstrong rejoined the

; the militia fled and Armstrong barely escaped with his life. He resigned from the Army in March 1793.

After the war, he served as treasurer of the Northwest Territory, a judge in Hamilton County, Ohio, and as magistrate in Columbia, Ohio. He spent his final years in Clark County, Indiana, where he died.

References

• O’Donnell, James H., III. "Armstrong, John".
  American National Biography Online
  , February 2000.