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Line 1: {{short description\|American politician (1880–1960)}} {{Orphan\|date=January 2024}} {{infobox officeholder \|name=Otto Armstrong \|image=Otto_Armstrong_Iowa.jpeg ~~\|image_size=250px~~ \|state_house=Iowa \|district=[[Iowa's 18th House of Representatives district\|18th]] \|~~term_start1~~term_start=January 12, 1953 \|term_end=January 9, 1955 ~~\|term_end1=January 10, 1955{{efn\|According to the [[Iowa General Assembly]], Armstrong's term concluded on January 9, 1955.}}~~ \|predecessor=[[Dean Aubrey]] \|birth_date={{birth date\|1880\|1\|4}} \|birth_place=[[Macon County, Missouri]], U.S. \|death_date={{death date and age~~\|mf=yes~~\|1960\|6\|23\|1880\|1\|4}} \|death_place=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], U.S. \|party=[[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] Line 17 ⟶ 19: \|alma_mater=Ottumwa Commercial College \|profession=Politician, farmer \|allegiance=United States \|battles=[[Spanish–American War]] }} '''Otto Armstrong''' (January 4, 1880 —– June 23, 1960) was an American politician and farmer from [[Wapello County, Iowa]] who served in the [[Iowa House of Representatives]] from 1953 to 1955, representing the [[Iowa's 18th House of Representatives district\|18th legislative district]] of [[Iowa]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] in the 55th [[Iowa General Assembly]].<ref>{{~~citation~~cite book\|last1=Stork\|first1=Frank J.\|last2=Clingan\|first2=Cynthia A.\|year=1980\|title=The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980\|publisher=~~The~~ [[Iowa Senate]]\|page=516}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=55&personID=1801\|title=Representative Otto Armstrong\|publisher=[[Iowa General Assembly]]\|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html\|title=Armstrong\|publisher=[[The Political Graveyard]]\|access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> ==Early life and education== ~~Otto~~ Armstrong was born in [[Macon County, Missouri]] on January 4, 1880, near the town of [[Atlanta, Missouri]]. He attended local schools and graduated from Ottumwa Commercial College. He served in the [[~~Spanish-American~~Spanish–American War]]. ==Career== In 1950, Armstrong ran for election to the [[Iowa House of Representatives]], though was defeated by [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democrat]] [[Dean Aubrey]] in the general election.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4BNRAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Otto+Armstrong%22&pg=PA24&article_id=970,2379097\|title=100 Vote Error Gives Iowa Democrat Victory\|work=[[Telegraph Herald]]\|location=[[Ottumwa, Iowa]]\|date=November 14, 1950\|page=10\|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref> Armstrong was elected to a single term in the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]. He served from 1953 to 1955, representing the 18th legislative district of [[Iowa]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] in the 55th [[Iowa General Assembly]].▼ ▲Armstrong was subsequently elected to a single term in the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]. He served from 1953 to 1955, representing the [[Iowa's 18th House of Representatives district\|18th legislative district]] of [[Iowa]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] in the 55th [[Iowa General Assembly]]. In 1953, Armstrong was serving on the following standing committees: Agriculture 2 Compensation of Public Officers Conservation, Drainage and Flood Control Judiciary 2 Military Affairs Public Utilities Armstrong was a chairman of the [[Wapello County, Iowa\|Wapello County]] Ration Board. He was also a chairman of the Wapello County Soldiers Relief Commission for 20 years. ==Personal life and death== Armstrong married [[Fairfield, Iowa]] native Katherine Casada in 1903, with whom he raised three children. Casada died in 1941; Armstrong married Clare Hale the following year. They farmed together near [[Ottumwa, Iowa]]. Armstrong died at the age of 80 in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] on June 23, 1960. ==Electoral history== ~~==Notes==~~ {{election box begin no change\|title=1950 Iowa House of Representatives District 18 general election}} ~~{{notelist}}~~ {{election box candidate with party link no change\|party=Democratic Party (United States)\|candidate='''[[Dean Aubrey]]'''\|votes=7,197\|percentage=50.15}} {{election box candidate with party link no change\|party=Republican Party (United States)\|candidate=Otto Armstrong\|votes=7,155\|percentage=49.85}} {{election box total no change\|votes=14,352\|percentage=100.0}} {{election box hold with party link no swing\|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}} {{election box end}} ==References== Line 41 ⟶ 59: ==External links== [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=55&personID=1801 Official page] at the [[Iowa General Assembly]] [https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html Otto Armstrong] at [[The Political Graveyard]] {{Navboxes Line 48 ⟶ 67: {{s-par\|us-ia-hs}} {{succession box \|title=Member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]] from the [[Iowa's 18th House of Representatives district\|18th district]] \|before=— \|after=— Line 61 ⟶ 80: [[Category:1880 births]] [[Category:1960 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century American ~~politicians~~legislators]] [[Category:20th-century American farmers]] [[Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives]] [[Category:Farmers from Iowa]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Spanish–American War]] [[Category:Military personnel from Iowa]] [[Category:People from Ottumwa, Iowa]] [[Category:People from Macon County, Missouri]]