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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Henry Clay Armstrong
| image_name =
| image_size =225px
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| date_of_birth =[[January 7]], [[1870]]
| place_of_birth =Notasulga, Alabama
| date_of_death =
| place_of_death =
| occupation =[[Mayor of Pensacola]]
| religion =
| spouse =Janet Penn Armstrong
| parents =Henry Clay and Mary Harris Armstrong
| children =
}}
'''Henry Clay Armstrong''' was an author and educator. He also served as [[mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1931]] to [[1936]].
Armstrong graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now [[Wikipedia:Auburn University|Auburn University]]) in [[1887]], having studied civil engineering. He then studied political science at [[Wikipedia:Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University]] before returning to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in [[1889]] to serve as an instructor in English and history.
From February-September [[1890]], Armstrong served as personal secretary to [[William C. Oates]], representative to the U.S. Congress from the third district of Alabama, and future governor of the state. In September 1890 Armstrong returned to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, where he continued to teach until [[1893]].
From [[1893]]-[[1898]], Armstrong lived abroad, first serving as the United States consul in Grenoble, France, and then moving to Madrid to serve as Secretary of the American Legation. He then spent some time in Paris before returning to the United States in [[1898]] to serve in the U.S. Army during the [[Wikipedia:Spanish-American War|Spanish-American War]]. For the duration of the war, Armstrong served as a captain in the 3rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry.
In [[1900]], Armstrong came to Pensacola to found the [[Pensacola Classical School]], which he continued to operate for many years.
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Armstrong, Henry Clay]]
| subject_name =Henry Clay Armstrong
| image_name =
| image_size =225px
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =[[January 7]], [[1870]]
| place_of_birth =Notasulga, Alabama
| date_of_death =
| place_of_death =
| occupation =[[Mayor of Pensacola]]
| religion =
| spouse =Janet Penn Armstrong
| parents =Henry Clay and Mary Harris Armstrong
| children =
}}
'''Henry Clay Armstrong''' was an author and educator. He also served as [[mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1931]] to [[1936]].
Armstrong graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now [[Wikipedia:Auburn University|Auburn University]]) in [[1887]], having studied civil engineering. He then studied political science at [[Wikipedia:Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University]] before returning to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in [[1889]] to serve as an instructor in English and history.
From February-September [[1890]], Armstrong served as personal secretary to [[William C. Oates]], representative to the U.S. Congress from the third district of Alabama, and future governor of the state. In September 1890 Armstrong returned to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, where he continued to teach until [[1893]].
From [[1893]]-[[1898]], Armstrong lived abroad, first serving as the United States consul in Grenoble, France, and then moving to Madrid to serve as Secretary of the American Legation. He then spent some time in Paris before returning to the United States in [[1898]] to serve in the U.S. Army during the [[Wikipedia:Spanish-American War|Spanish-American War]]. For the duration of the war, Armstrong served as a captain in the 3rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry.
In [[1900]], Armstrong came to Pensacola to found the [[Pensacola Classical School]], which he continued to operate for many years.
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{{succession box | before = [[J. H. Bayliss]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1931-1936 | after = [[W. L. Moyer]]}}
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Armstrong, Henry Clay]]