John Armstrong Jr.

Biography

John Armstrong Jr. distinguished himself as a patriot of the Revolutionary generation, serving as a brigadier general during the war and later representing New York in the U.S. Senate. His tenure as Secretary of War placed him at the center of the nation’s defense during the War of 1812, and he remained committed to shaping the young republic’s institutions.

Returning to private life, he tended to his estates near Rhinebeck and continued to lend his voice to civic affairs, embodying the steady principles of service and duty that defined his generation.