About Josiah Haynes Armstrong
Lived 1842 – 1898 (aged 55). Josiah Haynes Armstrong was an American author and politician.
Josiah Haynes Armstrong (May 30, 1842 - March 23, 1898) was a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and a state legislator in Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives representing Columbia County, Florida during the Reconstruction era from 1871-1872 and 1875-1876. The Florida Archives have a photograph of him. According to his Findagrave entry and the photos of his gravestone posted to it he served in a "Colored" unit during the American Civil War.
He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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American bishop (1842-1898)
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Josiah Haynes Armstrong was born on 30 May 1842 in Lancaster County.
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Josiah Haynes Armstrong died on 23 March 1898 in Galveston.
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Josiah Haynes Armstrong was an author and politician.
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