Thomas Armstrong (New York)


Thomas Armstrong was an American politician from New York.

Life

Thomas Armstrong's father, also named Thomas Armstrong, emigrated from Ireland in 1775. The family initially settled near Stillwater, in Saratoga County, New York; however, sometime after the American Revolution they were among the pioneer settlers of Wolcott, where Armstrong was active in local government and politics.
He was Supervisor of the Town of Wolcott for part of 1818. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1820. In 1823, Wayne County was created from parts of Ontario and Seneca counties, and Armstrong was elected the first Sheriff of Wayne County, in office from 1823 to 1825.
In 1826, the Town of Butler was separated from Wolcott, and Armstrong was the first Supervisor of the town, in office from 1826 to 1833. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1827, 1828 and 1829; and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Wayne County in 1829, 1830, 1831 and 1833.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1830 to 1837, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th and 60th New York State Legislatures.
He was again Supervisor of the Town of Butler in 1838; a member of the State Assembly in 1839; Town Supervisor in 1844, 1845, 1850 and 1851; and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1844, 1850 and 1851.
He was buried at the Butler Center Cemetery in Butler.