George Ferguson Armstrong
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George Ferguson Armstrong | |
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 Armstrong pictured around 1910 | |
| Born | September 25, 1868 Guyton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | 24 January 1924 (aged 55) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Lucy Mae Camp (1905–1924; his death) |
George Ferguson Armstrong (September 25, 1868 – January 24, 1924) was an American businessman. In 1918, he built Armstrong House (known today as Armstrong Kessler Mansion) in Savannah, Georgia.
Armstrong was born in 1868 to Benjamin Remington Armstrong and Eliza M. Ferguson, the youngest of their four children.[1] A fifth child, John Remington, was born two years before George, but died in infancy.
After studying at Chatham Academy, he completed a one-year of postgraduate work under Professor H. F. Train.[2]
Career
In 1886, Armstrong began working for Savannah oil merchants Blodgett, Moore & Company.[1]
Armstrong became vice-president of Strachan & Company, a Savannah shipping company,[3] having started with the company as a clerk in 1887.[4] He was also president of the Mutual Mining Company, extractors and shippers of Florida phosphate, and a director of the Hibernia Bank and of the Commercial Life Insurance and Casualty Company.
He is credited with the development of the Port of Savannah. In 1910, he began a three-term stint a Commissioner of Pilotage in Savannah.[2]
