Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Armstrong, Richmond W. 1848 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

RICHMOND W. ARMSTRONG, well known citizen of Santa Monica, is a native of New
Haven, Conn., and was born July 27th, 1848. His father, Lorenzo Armstrong, was
senior member of the commercial house of L. W. and P. Armstrong Company, West
India importers. Their principal offices were in New York City. Mr. Armstrong
was a member of this house for about thirty years, but retired therefrom and
came to California in 1896. He located at Ocean Park, Santa Monica in 1900,
where he owns a fine residence at 135 Fraser Avenue.

Mr. Armstrong was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in 1907 from the
Second Ward and is one of the hard working members of that efficient body. He
married in the year 1872, Miss M. C. Mead, a daughter of Rev. A. H. Mead, a
Methodist clergyman of New York City. They have a son, Dr. M. M. Armstrong, of
Los Angeles. Mr. Armstrong is a Royal Arch Mason, Scottish Rites and a Knight
Templar.


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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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