Tom Armstrong (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
About Tom Armstrong (politician)
- Tom Armstrong (13 September 1903 – 16 March 1957) was an Australian politician.
- He was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1953 until his death in 1957.
- He was independent but generally supported the Labor Party government of Joseph Cahill.
- Armstrong was born and educated to elementary level in Lambton, New South Wales.
- He was the son of a coal-miner and began working as a miner at Wallsend Colliery at age 14.
- He eventually became an ironworker at the Newcastle Steel Works and became an official of the Federated Ironworkers' Association.
- He was elected as an alderman of Newcastle City Council between 1941 and 1953 and was the Mayor of Newcastle in 1952.
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