John Armstrong Jr.

John Armstrong
7th United States Secretary of War
In office January 13, 1813 – September 27, 1814
President	James Madison
Preceded by	William Eustis
Succeeded by	James Monroe
United States Minister to France
In office November 18, 1804 – September 14, 1810
President	Thomas Jefferson James Madison
Preceded by	Robert Livingston
Succeeded by	Jonathan Russell
United States Senator from New York
In office February 4, 1804 – June 30, 1804
Preceded by	Theodorus Bailey
Succeeded by	Samuel L. Mitchill
In office November 10, 1803 – February 4, 1804
Appointed by	George Clinton
Preceded by	DeWitt Clinton
Succeeded by	John Smith
In office November 6, 1800 – February 5, 1802
Preceded by	John Laurance
Succeeded by	DeWitt Clinton
Member of the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania
In office 1787–1788
Personal details
Born	(1758-11-25)November 25, 1758 Carlisle, Pennsylvania. British America
Died	April 1, 1843(1843-04-01) (aged 84) Red Hook, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Alida Livingston ​ ​ (m. 1789; died 1822)​
Children	7
Relatives	John Armstrong (father) James Armstrong (brother)
Education	Princeton University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Continental Army  United States Army
Years of service	1775–1777, 1782–1783 (Continental Army) 1812–1813 (U.S. Army)
Rank	Major (Continental Army) Brigadier General (U.S. Army)
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War War of 1812

John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758 – April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison.^[1] A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Armstrong was United States Minister to France from 1804 to 1810.