William W. Armstrong (journalist)
William Wallace Armstrong | |
---|---|
15th Ohio Secretary of State | |
In office January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865 | |
Governor | David Tod John Brough |
Preceded by | Wilson S. Kennon |
Succeeded by | William Henry Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic | March 18, 1833
Spouse | Sarah Virginia Hedges |
Children | three |
Occupation | newspaper editor |
William Wallace Armstrong (March 18, 1833 – April 21, 1905) was an American journalist and politician born in
Biography
William W. Armstrong was born at New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, and lived there until moving to Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, in 1847 where he apprenticed at the Seneca Advertiser, learning the printing trade. He became editor, and bought the paper in 1854. From 1857 to 1861 he was postmaster of Tiffin.[1]
In 1862, the Democratic state convention nominated Armstrong for Secretary of State, and he was elected later that year over incumbent Republican Wilson S. Kennon.[2] He served one two-year term, but lost in a landslide to Republican William Henry Smith in 1864.[3] He was the youngest man ever to hold the office.[4]
After his term expired in 1865, Armstrong moved to
Armstrong was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1868, 1880, and 1884.[4]
In 1881, Armstrong declined the nomination for
Armstrong died April 21, 1905, at his home in Cleveland, and was buried in Tiffin,[4] at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Armstrong married Sarah Virginia Hedges on November 10, 1857. They had three children: two sons who died in infancy and Isabella Hedges, born 1864.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Minnesota Historical Society - William W. Armstrong
- ^ Smith 1898 : 150
- ^ Smith 1898 : 195
- ^ a b c d e f The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM W. Case Western Reserve University
- ^ Extracts from the Journal of the United States Senate In All Cases of Impeachment Presented By The United States House of Representatives (1798-1904). Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 278.
- ^ "The President's Trial". The Sunbury Gazette at Newspapers.com. April 25, 1868. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Orth 1910 : 787
References
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Orth, Samuel P (1910). A history of Cleveland, Ohio. Vol. 1. Chicago: S J Clarke Publishing Company.