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John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong

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John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong
Member of Parliament
for York North
In office
1911–1921
Preceded byA. B. Aylesworth
Succeeded byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Personal details
BornNovember 19, 1877
King Township, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 2, 1926
Political partyConservative, Unionist Party
Professionconveyancer, real estate agent

John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong (November 19, 1877 in King Township, Ontario, Canada – February 2, 1926) was a Canadian politician, conveyancer and real estate agent. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1911 election as a Member of the historical Conservative Party and re-elected in 1917 as a Unionist. He ran in the elections of 1908 and 1921 as a Conservative and lost both elections. Prior to his federal political experience, he served on King Township council as reeve of the township in 1908.