George S. Armstrong
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| George Seale Armstrong | |
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| In office December 12, 1910 – December 9, 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Lee |
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| Succeeded by | William Short |
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Alderman on the Edmonton City Council
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| In office December 9, 1907 – December 12, 1910 |
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| Died | June 9, 1947 |
George Seale Armstrong (born ???, died June 9, 1947) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a former mayor of Edmonton.
[edit] Biography
Armstrong was born in Hopeville, Grey County, Ontario. He came to Edmonton in 1905 or 1906, and ran for Edmonton City Council as an alderman in the 1907 election. He finished second of twelve candidates, and was elected to a two year term. He was re-elected in the 1909 election, but resigned one year into his term in order to contest the mayoral election in 1910. He was acclaimed as mayor, and was re-elected in 1912. As mayor, he commissioned a master plan for the city from an American firm. He completed his term, but did not seek re-election.
He operated a drugstore from his arrival in Edmonton, and was involved in several real estate ventures and construction projects with his brother Gordon. He worked for the post office beginning in 1913, and became postmaster ten years later, a position he filled until his retirement in 1937.
He was a member of the hospital board, the Edmonton Exhibition Board, the Masonic Order, and the United Church of Canada. George Armstrong died June 9, 1947, survived by a wife, one son, and two daughters.
Armstrong Industrial, an Edmonton neighbourhood, is named in his honour.
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- Edmonton Public Library Biography of George Armstrong
- City of Edmonton biography of George Armstrong
- Report to the Edmonton City Council Executive Committee including a list of aldermen who have been honoured in the names of Edmonton's features
- Alberta Online Encyclopedia article on the History of Edmonton
- George S. Armstrong at Find-A-Grave
| Preceded by Robert Lee |
Mayor of Edmonton 1910-1912 |
Succeeded by William Short |
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