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34-893: William Armstrong and its variations may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] William Armstrong (corn merchant) (1778–1857), local politician and corn merchant Bill Armstrong (Australian politician) (1909–1982), member of the Parliament of Australia Billy Armstrong (born 1943), politician in Northern Ireland William Armstrong (Virginia politician) (1782–1865), U.S. Representative from Virginia William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Sanderstead (1915–1980), British civil servant William Boardman Armstrong (1883–1954), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada William Drayton Armstrong (1862–1936), member of

68-620: A cautious corn merchant, wanting his stock to be carried in more safe and established modes of transport. In 1831, Armstrong, James Losh, and Donkin attended Northumberland reform meeting in support of the Great Reform Act - a wide-ranging democratic act of parliament - and in support of a resolution against the House of Lords , which had vigorously opposed the act's passage. After the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , which reformed

102-521: A large mathematical library. Armstrong joined the recently founded Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society in 1798, "a warm supporter of the institution and man of scholarly acquirements" according to a contemporary, and helped found the local Natural History Society. He also provided funds for the establishment of a local chamber of commerce , where he served on the committee. At the Literary and Philosophical Society, Armstrong became close friends with

136-515: A passion for reform in their city, were appointed by the Moot Hall to a committee to recommend the construction of either a horse-drawn railway or canal between Newcastle and Carlisle. Armstrong clearly saw the importance of his duty, noting: "We can bring corn from the Cape of Good Hope to Newcastle cheaper than we can convey it between Newcastle and Carlisle". Armstrong was cautious of a railway system, as

170-523: A programme of improvement to be pursued with any degree of confidence", according to Stafford M. Linsley , writing for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Armstrong's incompetence, as well as the widespread belief that the Committee's funds were being inappropriately used, led to agitation against the Committee, especially from those heavily economically invested in the river (for example, among

204-460: A relatively new form of transport, referring to the plan as "spiritless". This argument did not meet with agreement on the committee, and the following year, it recommended the construction of the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway , headed by the more radical reformer, James Losh. This preference has variously been suggested as evidence of his innate fear of new technology, or his rational preference as

238-506: A songwriter, and was known as a performer who enjoyed singing his own songs. He moved to London around 1833-34 after which, very little is known of him or his life. Many of his songs were of the times, of the Colliers and the Keelboatmen, or humorous occurrences. Taken as a whole, the collection of songs become a social history of the times as well as a feast of dialect materials Some of

272-439: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Armstrong (corn merchant) William Armstrong (1778–1857) was an English corn merchant and local politician of Newcastle-upon-Tyne . He was also the father of prominent industrialist William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong . Armstrong was born in a small Cumberland village, where he came into acquaintance with

306-456: The Dictionary of National Biography . They had two children, a daughter and a son. The daughter, Ann, the eldest of the two, married William Henry Watson , a minor politician and judge. The son, William, later to become first Baron Armstrong , became a prominent industrialist, scientist, and inventor. The Armstrong household allowed William to nurture an early mechanical interest, often visiting

340-447: The joiner employed by William Potter for lessons in mechanics. The family initially lived in a three-storey terraced house on 9 Pleasant Row, Shieldfield, where his son, William was born, and spent his early childhood, developing a passion for water and fishing. The house no longer exists, but the remaining lintel refers to the establishment as the 'Armstrong House', and a stone adjacent to Christ Church, Shieldfield, commemorates it. By

374-411: The mayor of Newcastle , as the queen was expected to visit the town soon. The better known Joseph Crawhall II , a watercolourist, was selected in his stead to preside over the royal visit. By November the following year, Armstrong was elected mayor; he led a mayoralty described by local historian Richard Welford as "quiet and uneventful", in which Armstrong led the "usual festivities" and "presided over

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408-516: The naturalised German merchant, John Diedrich Lubbren. The Losh family had grown powerful in Newcastle, with George also owning the local Newcastle Fire Office and Water Company, and his brothers - William and James - later becoming influential members of Tyneside 's high society. In Summer 1803, the firm went bankrupt, when the abrupt collapse of the Newcastle banking house, Surtrees and Burdon, left George Losh and his partners financially embarrassed,

442-498: The 1820s, with Armstrong's trade flourishing, the family moved to a larger, 12 acre establishment in Ouseburn Valley , where Armstrong built a house, known as South Jesmond House. His financial success in the corn industry allowed Armstrong to pursue several personal interests, including a passion for mathematics. He contributed to the recreational mathematics journals, The Ladies' Diary and Gentleman's Diary , and collected

476-640: The 1920s Music [ edit ] Bill Armstrong (music producer) (born 1929), Australian music producer William Armstrong (music critic) (1858–1942), American music critic Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), American rock musician with Green Day Willie Armstrong (1804–?), Newcastle upon Tyne-born singer-songwriter Others [ edit ] William Armstrong (Christie's Will) (1565–1649), Scottish border freebooter, known as "Christie's Will" William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810–1900), British industrialist William "Duff" Armstrong (William Armstrong, 1833–1899), 1858 defendant for

510-546: The Arloshes, who had occupied the area for over two centuries, and resided in the large local mansion known as Woodside. Though the family were never honoured with titles, John Losh was known locally as "the big black squire" of Woodside. At this school, Armstrong was tutored by the local priest, William Gaskin, an eccentric man whom James Losh recalled as "uncouth in his manners and abrupt and confused in his manner of speaking", if also "a man of considerable powers of mind". Armstrong

544-475: The Literary and Philosophical Society, a wish William fulfilled the following year, with 1284 works added to the society's libraries. This allowed the society "a more complete mathematical department than any other provincial institution in the kingdom" according to Dr. Robert Spence Watson , secretary of the society, 1862–93. Armstrong was buried in the local Jesmond Old Cemetery , in the same grave as his wife, who had predeceased him on 8 June 1848, and next to

578-1854: The Queensland Legislative Assembly William H. Armstrong (Wisconsin politician) (1840/41–1916), Wisconsin legislator William Hepburn Armstrong (1824–1919), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania William James Armstrong (1826–1915), merchant, miller and politician in British Columbia William L. Armstrong (1937–2016), U.S. Senator from Colorado William Armstrong (Tennessee politician) (1795–1847), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee William W. Armstrong (journalist) (1833–1905), American journalist and politician from Ohio William W. Armstrong (politician) (1864–1944), American lawyer and politician in New York state Artists [ edit ] William Armstrong (Canadian artist) (1822–1914), Canadian artist Bill Armstrong (photographer) , American fine art photographer Sports [ edit ] Bill Armstrong (announcer) (1932–2000), game show announcer Bill Armstrong (Australian footballer) (born 1936), former Australian rules footballer Bill Armstrong (coach) (1873–1938), American college football coach Bill Armstrong (English footballer) (1913–1995), English footballer Bill Armstrong (guard) (1920–1976), American football player Bill Armstrong (defensive back) (born 1955), American football player Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1966) , ice hockey player Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1970) , ice hockey player, coach, and executive William Armstrong (cricketer) (1885–1955), Australian cricketer William Armstrong (footballer) (1892–1968), Australian rules footballer William Armstrong (rugby league) , rugby league footballer of

612-529: The administration of the River Tyne , to limited success. He entertained high society at the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society , warmly supporting its growth. Armstrong also pursued a recreational mathematical interest, contributing to some minor journals, and leaving a large collection of mathematical volumes to the society. Very little is known of Armstrong's early life. He was born in 1778, in

646-429: The first of a series of failures that led Losh to migrate to France. Armstrong - then married and with one daughter - was forced to rely on financial support from his wife's family, Diedrich Lubbren, and possibly William Losh, using the funds to start his own enterprise in the corn industry: "Armstrong & Co., merchants, Cowgate ". In August 1824, Armstrong and Armorer Donkin, a close friend of Armstrong's, both with

680-413: The following, 1839 election, where he was defeated by a landslide by the "more formidable opponent", George Palmer, losing his seat 38 votes to 8. Upon Palmer's retirement, Armstrong returned to the office in 1842 unopposed. In January 1849, upon the vacancy of a seat, he was unanimously elected an alderman of Newcastle. The aldermen were not so harmonious when, a few months later, he was proposed to be made

714-474: The governance of local boroughs, Armstrong was elected as a reformist candidate in the Newcastle town council, an office he attained with a substantial majority against the reactionary Matthew Anderson. At the council, Armstrong voted in favour of the removal of the furniture and fittings of the Mayor's residence, and the end of the tradition of the Mayor's feasts, held at the public expense. His success didn't sustain in

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748-467: The grave of Armorer Donkin, who had died in 1851. Armstrong and Donkin's graves are, aside from their inscriptions, identical, with the twin low, cruciform , granite structures likely designed by the younger Armstrong. On Armstrong On Armstrong's son, containing information on Armstrong Willie Armstrong William Armstrong was born around 1804 in Painter Heugh in Newcastle. His father

782-501: The local solicitor, Armorer Donkin. "Their tastes were similar; their political views harmonized; their aims were practically identical, and they became as brothers" according to local historian, Alfred Cochrane. Donkin remained a family friend and, later in his life, took the younger William as an apprentice. Armstrong died on 2 June 1857, having given up many of his offices weeks earlier. Armstrong requested that his son, William, leave his large library of mathematical and local tracts to

816-988: The murder of James Preston Metzker in Mason County, Illinois William H. Armstrong (author) (1911–1999), author of the children's book Sounder William Nevins Armstrong (1835–1905), Attorney General of Hawaii William Armstrong (pilot) (1924–1945), member of the Tuskegee Airmen William T. Armstrong (1929–2005), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation executive William Ward Armstrong , Canadian mathematician and computer scientist William Park Armstrong (1874–1944), theologian and New Testament scholar William Armstrong (theatre director) (1882–1952), British actor, theatre manager and director Billy Armstrong (actor) (1891–1924), British actor William Goodfellow Armstrong (1792–1879), English-born Upper Canadian farmer, soldier, hotelier and settler of Markham Village, Ontario [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

850-468: The residents of North and South Shields ). Armstrong held out, continuing his demands for reform, which would invariably meet with the formidable opposition of the council until the River Tyne Improvement Act 1850 ( 13 & 14 Vict. c. lxiii) was passed. This act dismantled the council's authority over the river, instead putting it under the control of a group of commissioners. The bill

884-422: The river, and many hoped the new council would attend to its problems. In his first term as councillor Armstrong issued a polemical pamphlet of his observations on the river's improvement, and in 1843 (upon the previous chairman's death) promptly took over the local River Committee. Despite the many heated debates Armstrong presided over, "neither he nor the council's appointed engineer had the skills needed to enable

918-411: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Armstrong&oldid=1184045788 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

952-405: The small village of Wreay , Cumbria , the son of a local shoemaker, and descended from a long line of yeomen . Armstrong attended the local village school, developing an early interest in mathematics, and attending alongside the children of John Losh, from the local Losh family: James (1763–1833), George (1766–1846) and William. The Losh family were powerful in this area. They were descended from

986-667: The usual number of public meetings". Armstrong was generally a progressive, but began as a more independent, and sometimes reactionary, politician, remaining a "timid reformer" even afterwards, according to Welford. In the 1832 general election he voted for both Tory and Whig Newcastle MP candidates. By the 1835 election , he was decidedly in favour of the Whigs. In 1837, he was divided between two candidates - Charles John Bigge and William Ord - after which he expressly favoured Whig (or, later, Liberal ) candidates. One political concern he held fast, in spite of his reformist reputation,

1020-517: The wealthy Losh family. These contacts were to help him gain a commercial foothold when he moved to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, joining a Losh-owned corn firm. Upon the proprietors' bankruptcy, Armstrong collected together the funds to establish his own corn firm: Armstrong, & Co. Financially established, Armstrong was able to pursue his own interests. Armstrong took part local reformist politics. He and his allies, James Losh and Armorer Donkin , took up causes within Newcastle. Armstrong attempted to reform

1054-549: Was a shoemaker owning a business in Dean Street. William himself was apprenticed to a Mr Wardle, a painter of White Cross (the site of a previous market cross dating from 400–500 years previous) in Newgate Street. After his apprenticeship he worked as a journeyman . (It is not known whether he actual achieved the degree of "master" in his trade). He was admired as the singer "Willie Armstrong" as well as being appreciated as

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1088-407: Was also likely introduced to the celebrated mathematics teacher, John Dawson , by John and James Losh, who both later studied under him at Sedbergh School . In the mid-1790s, Armstrong arrived in Newcastle upon Tyne , promptly joining Losh, Lubbren & Co, a Quayside firm of corn merchants, as a clerk in the firm's counting house. George Losh was here, a senior partner in the firm, alongside

1122-631: Was put forth to the House of Commons in June 1850, naming Armstrong as one of the life commissioners, but, after complaints from the council Armstrong's name was substituted for that of William Rutherford Hunter before the bill was presented to the Lords . Around 1801, Armstrong married Ann Potter, the eldest daughter of William Potter of Walbottle House, and a "highly cultured woman" according to Henry Palin Gurney , writing for

1156-465: Was that against the abolition of the Corn Laws - a set of taxes on imported food, which kept domestic grain prices high. He spoke out vigorously against any such reform in 1845, not improbably out of self-interest as a corn merchant. While a local politician, Armstrong primarily concerned himself with the management of the River Tyne . Before the 1835 Act, the council had been derided for its neglect of

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