Thomas H. Armstrong

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Thomas Henry Armstrong
210px Thomas Henry Armstrong
5th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office January 8, 1866 – January 7, 1870
Governor	William Rainey Marshall
Preceded by	Charles D. Sherwood
Succeeded by	William H. Yale
6th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1864? – 1865
Preceded by	Jared Benson
Succeeded by	James B. Wakefield
Personal details
Born	(1829-02-06)February 6, 1829 Milan, Ohio
Died	Albert Lea, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth M. Burgess Butman
Profession	banker, lawyer, legislator

Thomas Henry Armstrong (February 6, 1829 – December 29, 1891) was a Minnesota banker, lawyer, legislator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Milan, Ohio, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor William Rainey Marshall from January 8, 1866 to January 7, 1870. Armstrong served in the Minnesota Constitutional Convention and in both houses of the Minnesota State Legislature. He married Elizabeth M. Burgess Butman in 1868, retired, and died in 1891 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

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Political offices
Preceded by Charles D. Sherwood	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1866 – 1870	Succeeded by William H. Yale
Preceded by Jared Benson	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1864? – 1865	Succeeded by James B. Wakefield