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John Armstrong, Jr.

Personal data
Date of birthNovember 25, 1758
Place of birthCarlisle, Pennsylvania
Date of deathApril 1, 1843(age 84)
Place of deathRed Hook, New York
Alma materCollege of New Jersey
Military service
Service/branchContinental Army
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
7th United States Secretary of War
In officeJanuary 13, 1813 - September 27, 1814
PresidentJames Madison
Succeeded byJames Monroe
Preceded byWilliam Eustis
United States Senator from New York
In officeJanuary 8, 1801 - February 5, 1802
Succeeded byDeWitt Clinton
Preceded byJohn Laurance
In officeDecember 8, 1803 - February 23, 1804
Succeeded byJohn Smith
Preceded byDeWitt Clinton

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John Armstrong, Jr. (November 25, 1758 - April 1, 1843) was an American soldier and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and Secretary of War.

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John Brendan Brett Jr. - The Tennessean Tweet this news
The Tennessean---John- Brendan Brett -Jr-. died Oct. 27, 2010 after being diagnosed two and a half years ago with multiple myeloma. He met this challenge with considerable ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:23:53 GMT+00:00
TIFs collect millions for reinvestment - The Republic Tweet this news
The Republic--From left, Mark Pratt, Mayor Fred -Armstrong- , Al Rosczyk, Harold Force, and -John- Keach -Jr-. break ground during a ceremony at the Woodside Northwest ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:44:50 GMT+00:00
Ronald C. Wimer - Staunton News Leader Tweet this news
Staunton News Leader--Merle Dodson officiating. Active pallbearers will be Kern -Armstrong Jr-., Willie -Armstrong-, -John Armstrong-, Ricky Eberhard, Matt Thomas and Matt Reeves.--- - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:48:19 GMT+00:00
Major Surrealist art display to take over leading gallery - Herald Scotland Tweet this news
Herald Scotland---...- Rene Magritte, Alberto Giacometti and Joan Miro to be hung alongside those by their British counterparts including -John Armstrong-, Edward Wadsworth, ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:10:49 GMT+00:00
Architects Reveal First Glimpse of Elderton Renovations - The Kittanning Paper Tweet this news
The Kittanning Paper--Kimball's K-12 Market Segment Leader -John- Hummel -Jr-. explained the requirements for completing a District-wide Facilities Study required by the Pennsylvania ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:01:26 GMT+00:00
Gaels girls in the thick of hunt for league championship - The Leader Newspapers Tweet this news
The Leader Newspapers--RUTHERFORD (May 13, 2010) � Last year, in the team's final campaign under veteran mentor -John- Galka, ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 14:09:09 GMT+00:00
Weekend Sports In Brief - eTaiwan News Tweet this news
eTaiwan News--His son, Bill France -Jr-., was remembered as tough taskmaster who poured his soul into NASCAR. Richard Petty, the seven-time champion, was credited as the ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 09:20:35 GMT+00:00
Today in History... Alan Shepard Jr becomes the first American in space - Paul Fraser Collectibles Tweet this news
Paul Fraser Collectibles--After being recruited as one of seven Mercury astronauts - along with Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom, -John- Herschel Glenn -Jr-, Malcolm Scott Carpenter, ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 13:46:30 GMT+00:00
Greensburg woman charged in plot to kill ex-boyfriend - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Tweet this news
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review--Hughes has two drunken-driving convictions -- one each in -Armstrong- and Westmoreland counties. Her last arrest was in 2004. On April 20, Judge -John- Driscoll ... - Date : Thu, 06 May 2010 21:23:58 GMT+00:00
Judge Nickleach Recuses Himself from Upcoming ASD Hearing - The Kittanning Paper Tweet this news
The Kittanning Paper--The law suit may potentially stop the reopening of Elderton -Jr--Sr High School. “What we are looking for is a preliminary injunction to halt the ongoing ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 08:47:55 GMT+00:00

United States Senate
Preceded by
John Laurance
United States Senator from New York
Served alongside: Gouverneur Morris

1800 - 1802
Succeeded by
DeWitt Clinton
Preceded by
DeWitt Clinton
United States Senator from New York
Served alongside: Theodorus Bailey

1803 - 1804
Succeeded by
John Smith
Preceded by
Theodorus Bailey
United States Senator from New York
Served alongside: John Smith

1804
Succeeded by
Samuel Mitchill
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Robert R. Livingston
U.S. Minister to France
1804 - 1810
Succeeded by
Joel Barlow
Political offices
Preceded by
William Eustis
United States Secretary of War
Served under: James Madison

1813 - 1814
Succeeded by
James Monroe


United States Senators from New York

Class 1Schuyler * Burr * Schuyler * Hobart * North * Watson * Morris * Bailey * Armstrong * Mitchill * German * Sanford * Van Buren * Dudley * Tallmadge * Dickinson * Fish * P. King * Morgan * Fenton * Kernan * Platt * Miller * Hiscock * Murphy * Depew * O'Gorman * Calder * Copeland * Mead * Ives * Keating * Kennedy * Goodell * Buckley * Moynihan * H. Clinton * Gillibrand
Class 3R. King * Laurance * Armstrong * D. Clinton * Armstrong * Smith * R. King * Sanford * Marcy * Wright * Foster * Dix * Seward * Harris * Conkling * Lapham * Evarts * Hill * Platt * Root * Wadsworth * Wagner * Dulles * Lehman * Javits * D'Amato * Schumer

United States Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army

Secretaries of WarKnox * Pickering * McHenry * Dexter * Dearborn * Eustis * Armstrong * Monroe * W. Crawford * Calhoun * Barbour * P. Porter * Eaton * Cass * Poinsett * Bell * Spencer * J. Porter * Wilkins * Marcy * G. Crawford * Conrad * J. Davis * Floyd * Holt * S. Cameron * Stanton * Schofield * Rawlins * Belknap * A. Taft * J. Cameron * McCrary * Ramsey * Lincoln * Endicott * Proctor * Elkins * Lamont * Alger * Root * W. Taft * Wright * Dickinson * Stimson * Garrison * Baker * Weeks * D. Davis * Good * Hurley * Dern * Woodring * Stimson * Patterson * Royall
Secretaries of the ArmyRoyall * Gray * Pace * Stevens * Brucker * Stahr * Vance * Ailes * Resor * Froehlke * Callaway * Hoffmann * C. Alexander * Marsh * Stone * West * Caldera * White * Harvey * Geren * McHugh
Assistant Secretaries of WarScott * Dana * Eckert * Grant * Doe * Meiklejohn * Sanger * Oliver * Breckinridge * Ingraham * Crowell * Williams * Wainwright * D. Davis * MacNider * Hurley * Payne * Woodring * L. Johnson * Patterson * McCloy * Petersen
Under Secretaries of the ArmyDraper * Gray * Voorhees * A. Alexander * Bendetsen * E. Johnson * Slezak * Finucane * Milton * Ailes * Ignatius * Resor * McGiffert * Beal * BeLieu * Staudt * Augustine * LaBerge * Ambrose * Stone * Shannon * Reeder * Walker * Rostker * Dahlberg * Brownlee * Geren * Ford * Westphal *

US United States Ambassadors to France FR

EnvoysBenjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, Silas Deane (substituted by John Adams in 1778) 1776 �1779
Ministers PlenipotentiaryFranklin 1778 �85 * Jefferson 1785 �89 * Short 1790 �92 * Morris 1792 �94 * Monroe 1794 �96 * Pinckney 1796 �97 * Livingston 1801 �04 * Armstrong 1804 �10 * Russell (chargé d'affaires) 1811 Barlow 1811 �12 * Crawford 1813 �15
Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary
Gallatin 1816 �23 * Brown 1824 �29 * Rives 1829 �32 * Harris (chargé d'affaires) 1833 * Livingston 1833 �35 * Barton (chargé d'affaires) 1835 * Cass 1836 �42 * King 1844 �46 * Rush 1847 �49 * Rives 1849 �53 * Mason 1853 �59 * Faulkner 1860 �61 * Dayton 1861 �64 * Bigelow 1865 �66 * Dix 1866 �69 * Washburne 1869 �77 * Noyes 1877 �81 * Morton 1881 �85 * McLane 1885 �89 * Reid 1889 �92 * Coolidge 1892 �93
Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary
Eustis 1893 �97 * Porter 1897 �05 * McCormick 1905 �07 * White 1907 �09 * Bacon 1909 �12 * Herrick 1912 �14 * Sharp 1914 �1919 * Wallace 1919 �21 * Herrick 1921 �29 * Edge 1929 �33 * Strauss 1933 �36 * Bullitt 1936 �40 * Leahy 1941 �42 * Tuck (chargé d'affaires) 1942 * Caffery 1944 �49 * Bruce 1949 �52 * Dunn 1952 �53 * Dillon 1953 �57 * Houghton 1957 �61 * Gavin 1961 �62 * Bohlen 1962 �68 * Shriver 1968 �70 * Watson 1970 �72 * Irwin 1973 �74 * Rush 1974 �77 * Hartman 1977 �81 * Galbraith 1981 �85 * Rodgers 1985 �89 * Curley 1989 �93 * Harriman 1993 �97 * Rohatyn 1997 �2000 * Leach 2001 �05 * Stapleton 2005 �09 * Rivkin 2009 �

Cabinet of President James Madison (1809 �1817)

Vice PresidentGeorge Clinton (1809 �1812) * Elbridge Gerry (1813 �1814)
Secretary of StateRobert Smith (1809 �1811) * James Monroe (1811 �1814, 1815 �1817)
Secretary of the TreasuryAlbert Gallatin (1809 �1814) * George W. Campbell (1814) * Alexander J. Dallas (1814 �1816) * William H. Crawford (1816 �1817)
Secretary of WarWilliam Eustis (1809 �1813) * John Armstrong, Jr. (1813 �1814) * James Monroe (1814 �1815) * William H. Crawford (1815 �1816)
Attorney GeneralCaesar A. Rodney (1809 �1811) * William Pinkney (1811 �1814) * Richard Rush (1814 �1817)
Secretary of the NavyPaul Hamilton (1809 �1813) * William Jones (1813 �1814) * Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1814 �1817)



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