William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 - December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong-Siddeley manufacturing empire.
Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Armstrong was originally launched on a career in law. However, his major interest was in engineering. In 1840, he invented a hydraulic engine, following it up with other electrical and labour-saving devices, including the hydraulic crane. In 1847, he founded the Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce various electrical devices and engines. The Armstrong breech-loading gun was one of his more successful developments, and in 1882 the works also began building ships. In 1897, the firm merged with Joseph Whitworth & Co, later becoming Vickers Armstrong Ltd.
Lord Armstrong purchased Bamburgh Castle as one of his residences, and also built the Victorian extravaganza, Cragside, now a National Trust property, further inland at Rothbury, Northumberland. The latter was the first house in Britain to be entirely powered by hydro-electricity, generated by a system of Armstrong's own design.
GeorgeArmstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by Sitting Bull.
GeorgeArmstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, son of a farmer and flsmith.
George spent much of his boyhood living with his half-sister and his brother-in-law in Monroe, Michigan, where he attended school and is now honored by a statue in the center of town.
WilliamGeorgeArmstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 – December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire.
The Armstrongbreech-loading gun (field tested during the Chinese Opium Wars) was one of his more successful developments, and in 1882 the works also began building ships.
The University of Newcastle was originally formed by Lord Armstrong in 1871 as the College of Physical Science, later Armstrong College in 1904.
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