Английская Википедия:Howard E. Armstrong
Howard Edwin Armstrong (April 19, 1903 – October 7, 1983) was a public official in Vermont who served as Secretary of State for sixteen years.
Biography
Armstrong was born in Bennington, Vermont on April 19, 1903,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn the son of Marcus P. Armstrong (1864-1928) and Alice J. Cordes (1868-1953).Шаблон:Sfn He graduated from Bennington High School in 1922, and attended the University of Vermont from 1922 to 1923.Шаблон:Sfn He decided on a legal career, and studied law with Harry Chase of Bennington, and in the Ludlow office of William W. Stickney and John G. Sargent.Шаблон:Sfn Armstrong was admitted to the bar in 1926.Шаблон:Sfn
A Republican, Armstrong served as second assistant clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1925, and was the House Clerk from 1927 to 1933.Шаблон:Sfn He was Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor Charles Manley Smith in 1935.Шаблон:Sfn Armstrong served as the state Commissioner of Industries from 1936 to 1939, and Commissioner of Industrial Relations from 1939 to 1949.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1948, Armstrong was the successful Republican nominee for Secretary of State.Шаблон:Sfn He was reelected seven times, and served from January 1949 to January 1965.Шаблон:Sfn Armstrong was defeated by Harry H. Cooley during the Democratic landslide of 1964, which was the first time a Democrat had ever won the Secretary of State's office.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
In 1968, Republican Richard C. Thomas won the Secretary of State's position.Шаблон:Sfn He employed former Secretaries Armstrong and Helen E. Burbank on a consulting basis at the start of his eight-year tenure.Шаблон:Sfn
Retirement
In retirement, Armstrong resided in Montpelier.Шаблон:Sfn He died at his home on October 7, 1983;Шаблон:Sfn he was being treated for cancer, and his death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Шаблон:Sfn He was buried at Plymouth Notch Cemetery in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn
Family
In 1929, Armstrong married Margaret Ellen Brown (1907-1996).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn They were the parents of a son, Cordes V. Armstrong, (1935-2000).Шаблон:Sfn
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