William
Oscar
Armstrong
Born in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Harriet Elizabeth (Haywood) Armstrong
— married
11 May 1872 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Theodore Armstrong, Martha (Armstrong) Robbins, Frieda Frances (Armstrong) Kenney, Laura Mae (Armstrong) Lew and William Oscar Armstrong Jr.
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Preceded by
Julius Caesar Chappelle
Julius Caesar Chappelle
Massachusetts House of Representatives
9th Suffolk District
1887-1888
9th Suffolk District
1887-1888
Succeeded by
Andrew Berkley Lattimore
Andrew Berkley Lattimore
Biography
William Armstrong is Notable.
William Oscar Armstrong was an American politician who was the first Black candidate for statewide office in Massachusetts. He previously represented Ward 9 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Boston Common Council.[1]
William Armstrong was born in Oberlin, Ohio in 1847.
In 1872, he married Elizabeth Haywood.[2]
He died in 1932 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Oscar_Armstrong
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Marriage:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2511 #6436513
William O Armstrong (25) marriage to Elizabeth Hayward on 11 May 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #196579247
Memorial page for William Oscar Armstrong (1848-22 May 1932), citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by WBH (contributor 48048371).
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 555; Page: 353B; Enumeration District: 645
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #15613213
WmO Armstrong (30), married, Porter, head of household in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Ohio. - 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 687; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 1495
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #24147922
William O Armstrong (51), married, Jury Boom-Porter, head of household in Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Born in Ohio, USA.
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