James Armstrong (Pennsylvania judge)

James Armstrong (February 15, 1794 – August 13, 1867)^[1]^[2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from April 6, 1857 to December 1, 1857.

Career

Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania,^[3] Armstrong moved to Milton, Pennsylvania, as a child, and then to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar.^[2] Armstrong "served a brief period on the Supreme Bench in 1857",^[2]^[3] having been "appointed on the 6th of April of that year to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Jeremiah S. Black". At the time of his appointment, Armstrong "was the leader of the Lycoming county bar". He served on the state supreme court until December 1, 1857.^[3]

Personal life and death

Armstrong married Sarah Hepburn, daughter of James and Mary Hopewell Hepburn, of Northumberland, Pennsylvania. From this union three children were born, William Hepburn Armstrong, who later served in the United States House of Representatives, Mary Hopewell and Sarah Emily Perry.^[2]

Armstrong died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 73.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Death of Judge Armstrong", The Sunbury Gazette (August 24, 1867), p. 3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Vol. 2. (1900), p. 656.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frank Marshall Eastman, Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923, Volume 2 (1922), p. 507.

Political offices
Preceded by Jeremiah S. Black	Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1857–1857	Succeeded by William Strong

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[Obit-1] "The Death of Judge Armstrong", The Sunbury Gazette (August 24, 1867), p. 3.

[Progressive-2] The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Vol. 2. (1900), p. 656.

[Eastman-3] Frank Marshall Eastman, Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923, Volume 2 (1922), p. 507.

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