James Armstrong (Pennsylvania)
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James Armstrong (August 29, 1748 – May 6, 1828) was an American physician and politician.
He was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the son of Brigadier General John Armstrong and the brother of John Armstrong, Jr., who became the U.S. Secretary of War. He served as a medical officer during the American Revolutionary War, and is sometimes confused with several other James Armstrongs in the war. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1795.
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Categories: 1748 births | 1828 deaths | Continental Army officers from Pennsylvania | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | Physicians in the United States Congress | Physicians in the American Revolution | People from Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania United States Representative stubs