Cornelius W. Armstrong was born on December 18, 1827, in
Hoosick,
Rensselaer County, New York, the son of Alvin Armstrong. He attended the common schools. In 1843, he began to work as a clerk in
Penn Yan. In 1847, he moved to
Wayne County, and later to
Albany. There he engaged in the wholesale of
produce, and entered politics as a
Democrat. Armstrong was a member of the
New York State Assembly (Albany Co., 3rd D.) in
1858. At the
New York state election, 1865, he ran for
Canal Commissioner, but was defeated by Republican
Robert C. Dorn. He was a
presidential elector in
1868. Armstrong was
Clerk of the New York State Assembly from January 1, 1868, to January 5, 1869, officiating in the
91st New York State Legislature; and again from January 4, 1870, to January 2, 1872, officiating in the
93rd and
94th New York State Legislatures. In 1871, he supervised the publication of
A Compilation of Cases of Breaches of Privilege of the House in the Assembly of the State of New York (251 pg.). Cornelius W. Armstrong died on April 16, 1883, at the age of 56. ==References==