James Armstrong (Texas politician)James Armstrong was a Texan politician who served in the Texas House and Texas Senate.LifeEarly yearsArmstrong was born in 1811 in Kentucky. He later moved to Jasper County in 1835, where he would stay until 1840.PoliticsHe served in many districts in both the Texas House and Texas Senate from 1847 to 1874.Later yearsHe died of pneumonia on December 21, 1879, at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at the age of 67–68.